overheat

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[ˌəʊvəˈhiːt], (Verb)

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- make or become too hot
(e.g: her car started to overheat)

- (of a country's economy) show marked inflation when increased demand results in rising prices rather than increased output
(e.g: in 1987 the Treasury had allowed the economy to overheat)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries