overheat
Run too hot
To overheat is to become too hot—hot enough to cause damage or malfunction.
Engines overheat when cooling systems fail.
People overheat in extreme temperatures.
Economies overheat when growth is unsustainably rapid, risking inflation: The Fed raised rates to cool an overheating economy.
The noun overheating describes the condition itself.
Moisture from skin pores
- perspirationFluid from exertion
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- heatstrokeBody's cooling system failure
- flushedReddened from emotion
feverish · dizziness · fainting · nausea · cramping · hyperthermia · sunstroke · collapse
Air-filled film sphere
- inflationSustained price level increase
- marketVenue for trade
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- boomLoud deep sound
crash · correction · overvalued · frenzy · unsustainable · recession · stimulus · tightening
Heat transfer device
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- engineMachine producing motion
combustion · cylinder · piston · ignition · exhaust · turbocharger · intercooler · antifreeze
State of mind
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
burnout · overwhelm · tension · irritability · outburst · flare-up · losing it · snapping
Component that executes instructions
- CPUMain computing chip
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- graphics cardVisual processing hardware
- fanAdmirer or air mover
crash · shutdown · thermal paste · heatsink · ventilation · overclocking · motherboard · server
boil
Heat to bubbling point
sear · sizzle · char · broil · scald · combust · smolder · ignite · roast · bake
sweat
Moisture from skin pores
- perspirationFluid from exertion
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- heatstrokeBody's cooling system failure
flushed · feverish · dizziness · fainting · nausea · cramping · hyperthermia · sunstroke · collapse · panting
bubble
Air-filled film sphere
- inflationSustained price level increase
- marketVenue for trade
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
boom · crash · correction · overvalued · frenzy · unsustainable · recession · stimulus · tightening · fed
radiator
Heat transfer device
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- gaugeStandard of measurement
engine · combustion · cylinder · piston · ignition · exhaust · turbocharger · intercooler · antifreeze · water pump
temper
State of mind
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
stress · burnout · overwhelm · tension · irritability · outburst · flare-up · losing it · snapping · meltdown
processor
Component that executes instructions
- CPUMain computing chip
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- graphics cardVisual processing hardware
fan · crash · shutdown · thermal paste · heatsink · ventilation · overclocking · motherboard · server · battery
- automotive verbsdrive, park, steer, brake, accelerate
- heat and fireignite, burn, flame, blaze, combust
- malfunction signscrash, freeze, stall, glitch, bug
- malfunctionsbroken, defective, glitch, faulty, error
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance