Verb to heat To cause an increase in temperature of an object or space; to cause something to become hot. to arouse, to excite (sexually) Translations Dutch: verhitten (1), verwarmen (1), opwarmen (1), opwinden (2), heet worden (2) French: chauffer German: aufheizen (1) Polish: grzać, ogrzewać, podgrzewać Spanish: calentar Noun heat The quality of being hot A form of energy that is due to the rapid vibration of molecules in a material. An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth. A period of intensity, particularly of emotion It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment I didn't mean it. I only said it in the heat of passion. An undesireable amount of attention. (slang) The police (slang) A gun He's packing heat A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to engage in sexual intercourse A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race The runner had high hopes, but was out of contention after the first heat One cycle of bringing metal to maxiumum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further I can make a scroll like that in a single heat Translations Dutch: hitte f (1), warmte f (1), drift f (2) French: chaleur f German: Hitze f (2, 4), Brunft f (8), Lauf m (9) Spanish: calor m