The Heat
Law enforcement pursuit
The Heat refers to the Miami Heat, a professional basketball team in the NBA.
In sports coverage and casual conversation, the definite article marks it as the team rather than temperature: The Heat are playing tonight, Did you see the Heat game?
Like most team names, it takes plural verb agreement despite the singular noun.
- warmthHeat you feel
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- summerYear's warmest season
- feverElevated body temperature
- flamesVisible burning combustion
scorching · humidity · fire · intense · burning · pressure · passion · in the moment · kitchen · Miami · cops · chase · desert · sun · temperature · sweltering · blazing · spicy
pressure/intensity
The Heatrelief
Easing of distress
breathing room · slack · downtime · low pressure · relaxation
heat, heats, heated, heating, heater, heaters, overheat, overheated, overheating