heat
/hiːt/noun
उच्चारण हीट
गर्मी, ताप; जोश; प्रारंभिक दौड़
Basic word
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[U, sing.]
the quality of being hot; hot weather; strong feelings, especially of anger or excitement; one of the early races in a competition
गर्मी, ताप; जोश; प्रारंभिक दौड़
- the summer heat
- in the heat of the moment
- qualify in the heats
+ 3 more examples
- The heat in Rajasthan in May is hard to bear.
- He felt the heat of the fire on his face.
- In the heat of the argument, she said something she regretted.
Synonyms warmth hotness temperature passion intensity
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[T, I] ~ (sth) (up)
to make something hot or warm; to become hot or warm; to become exciting or worrying
गर्म करना या होना
- Heat the milk.
- The debate heated up.
- Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin.
+ 2 more examples
- The water takes ten minutes to heat.
- The room heated up quickly once the sun came out.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
heat (uncountable noun): high temperature
Heat is uncountable when it means high temperature or hot weather. Use the heat or the heat of the day, and we do not say heats in this sense.
जब 'heat' का अर्थ उच्च तापमान या गर्म मौसम हो तो यह uncountable है। 'The heat' या 'the heat of the day' लिखें; इस अर्थ में 'heats' नहीं बनता।
- The heat in May is unbearable in Rajasthan.
- We avoided going out in the heat of the afternoon.
heat (verb): heat something (up)
As a transitive verb, heat means to make something warm or hot. Heat up is more common in speech, and heat up also works without an object.
Transitive verb के रूप में 'heat' का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ को गर्म करना। बोलचाल में 'heat up' अधिक प्रचलित है, और यह बिना object के भी चलता है।
- She heated the milk on the stove.
- Heat the oil before adding the spices.
in the heat of the moment / the heat is on
In the heat of the moment means while very emotional and without thinking. The heat is on means there is great pressure.
'In the heat of the moment' का अर्थ है बहुत भावुक अवस्था में, बिना सोचे। 'The heat is on' का अर्थ है बहुत दबाव है।
- He said something rude in the heat of the moment.
- The exams are near, and the heat is on.
heat (sports): a heat in a race
In sport a heat is one of several early races, from which the winners go to the final. It is countable.
खेल में heat प्रारंभिक दौड़ों में से एक होती है, जिसके विजेता फ़ाइनल में जाते हैं। यह countable है।
- She won her heat in the 200 metres.
- The first heat will begin at nine.
heat + noun (compound)
Heat forms many compounds: heat stroke, heat wave, heat map, heat shield, heat pump and heat rash. Some of these are written as one word.
Heat से कई compound बनते हैं: heat stroke, heat wave, heat map, heat shield, heat pump और heat rash। इनमें से कुछ एक शब्द के रूप में लिखे जाते हैं।
- The spacecraft has a heat shield.
- A heat map showed which areas were hottest.
+Collocations 5
adjective + heat
intensescorchingdrybodyextreme
- The scorching heat forced the farmers to stop work at noon.
verb + heat
generatefeelbeatretainlose
- Wearing cotton helps you beat the heat in summer.
noun + of + heat
source of heatlevel of heatwaves of heatheat of the sun
- The heat of the sun cracked the dry ground.
heat + noun
heat strokeheat waveheat mapheat rashheat exhaustion
- A heat rash is common in humid weather.
heat + preposition
in the heatfrom the heatunder the heatagainst the heat
- Labourers worked in the heat of June.
“More examples 6
- Many people drink buttermilk to beat the summer heat.
गर्मी की तपिश से बचने के लिए बहुत से लोग छाछ पीते हैं।
- Radhika heated the leftover dal for dinner.
राधिका ने रात के भोजन के लिए बची हुई दाल गर्म की।
- Metal expands when it is heated.
धातु गर्म करने पर फैलती है।
- The debate got heated, and voices were raised.
बहस गरम हो गई और आवाज़ें ऊँची होने लगीं।
- The runner qualified for the final after a strong performance in the heat.
धावक heat में शानदार प्रदर्शन के बाद फ़ाइनल के लिए चुना गया।
- Radhika covered the dish to keep the heat in.
राधिका ने गर्मी बनाए रखने के लिए व्यंजन को ढक दिया।
¶Idioms 2
in the heat of the moment
while you are angry or excited and not thinking clearly
आवेश में, ग़ुस्से या जोश में आकर
- I said things in the heat of the moment that I didn't mean.
- In the heat of the moment, he threw his phone.
the heat is on
there is a lot of pressure on sb to do sth
दबाव बढ़ गया है
- The heat is on now that the exam is only a week away.
- With the elections close, the heat is on the government.
→Phrasal verbs 1
heat up / heat sth up
to become or make sth hot or warm
गरम होना / गरम करना
- Heat up the soup before serving.
- The debate began to heat up.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The adjective heated means angry and excited ('a heated argument').
Adjective heated का अर्थ क्रोधपूर्ण और उत्तेजित है ('a heated argument', गरमागरम बहस)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In the heat of the moment (while very angry or excited, without thinking), take the heat (accept criticism), turn up the heat (increase pressure on somebody), if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen, heat wave (a period of very hot weather).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: in the heat of the moment (बहुत क्रोध या उत्साह में, बिना सोचे, आवेश में), take the heat (आलोचना स्वीकारना), turn up the heat (किसी पर दबाव बढ़ाना), if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen, heat wave (बहुत गर्म मौसम की अवधि, लू)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: heat is transferred by conduction (through solids), convection (through liquids and gases) and radiation (through space, as from the sun); heat is measured in joules or calories; temperature is measured in degrees Celsius or kelvin.
विज्ञान GK में ऊष्मा चालन (conduction, ठोसों से), संवहन (convection, द्रवों और गैसों से) और विकिरण (radiation, अंतरिक्ष से, जैसे सूर्य से) द्वारा स्थानांतरित होती है; ऊष्मा joule या calorie में मापी जाती है; तापमान डिग्री सेल्सियस या kelvin में मापा जाता है।