overheating

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈhiːtɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪŋ/
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noun
R

When something gets too hot, or when you make something too hot.

The computer turned off because it was overheating.

R

When an economy grows too fast and causes prices to go up.

The country's economy is at risk of overheating.

translation

n. When something gets too hot, or when you make something too hot.; When an economy grows too fast and causes prices to go up.

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Plural overheatings