run hot
Engine gets warm
Run hot describes operating at an elevated temperature, whether literally or figuratively.
An engine that runs hot is overheating or close to it.
A person who runs hot tends toward intense emotions or quick temper: She runs hot—don't take her outbursts personally.
In gambling and sports, running hot means being on a winning streak: He's been running hot at the poker table all night.
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
heated · impulsive · explosive · ardent · intense · fierce · vehement · spirited
Measured heat intensity
- feverishHaving elevated temperature
- flushedReddened from emotion
- sweatyMoist from exertion
- clammyMoist and cool
thermometer · chills · infection · inflammation · burning up · sick · unwell · elevated
Become dangerously warm
- engineMachine producing motion
- radiatorHeat transfer device
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
gauge · warning light · fan · temperature · antifreeze · boilover · friction · exhaust
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
- volatileLiable to sudden change
fervent · heated · impulsive · explosive · ardent · intense · fierce · vehement · spirited · reactive
temperature
Measured heat intensity
clammy · thermometer · chills · infection · inflammation · burning up · sick · unwell · elevated · pyrexia
overheat
Become dangerously warm
thermostat · gauge · warning light · fan · temperature · antifreeze · boilover · friction · exhaust · ventilation