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Nouns (18)

heat

n. a race or other contest in which competitors attempt to qualify for entry in the final race or contest

heat, warmth

n. the sensation caused by heat energy

heat, heat energy

n. a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

heat, heating system, heating plant

n. utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"

heat, warmth, passion

n. the trait of being intensely emotional

heat, hotness, high temperature

n. the presence of heat

rut, heat, estrus, oestrus

n. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

Verbs (40)

lose

v. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"

lose

v. allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"

lose, sweat off

v. lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna"

lose, fail to win

v. fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"

lose, fail to get

v. fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

heat, provide with heat

v. provide with heat; "heat the house"

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

lose, lose sight of, miss from one's possessions

v. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"

lose, fail to keep, fail to maintain

v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

lose, make a loss, lose money, fail to profit

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

heat, heat up, make hot

v. make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"

heat, inflame, stir up, fire up

v. arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

heat, hot up, heat up, gain heat, get hot

v. gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (82)

fire, ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency

n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

excitement

n. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"

freshness, glow

n. an alert and refreshed state

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

dodge

v. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

enrage

v. put into a rage; make violently angry

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

outrage, incense, exasperate, enfuriate, infuriate

v. make furious

madden, make mad

v. make mad; "His behavior is maddening"

torch, burn by arson, burn maliciously

v. burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

blow, be blowing

v. be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

air, vent, ventilate, air out

v. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

activate, aerate

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

fan

v. agitate the air

joggle, jiggle, wiggle

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

oscillate, vibrate

v. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

bounce

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

bob, move up and down

v. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

shudder, shiver, throb, thrill

v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

stir up, agitate, foment

v. try to stir up public opinion

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

Synonyms (4)

sweat, perspire

v. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"

touch, stir

v. affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

Antonyms (92)

coldness, cold, low temperature

n. the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"

anestrus, anoestrus

n. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus

win

v. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

lick, beat, bat, thrash, clobber, drub

v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

recuperate, recover, convalesce, get better

v. get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

gain, win

v. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

approach, set about, deal with, go about

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

find, regain

v. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

get, acquire, get hold of

strike, come across, discover, come upon, light upon, happen upon, chance upon, chance on

v. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

locate, situate

v. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

locate, turn up, unearth

v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

keep, hold on to

v. retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

hold, reserve, retain

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

hold, retain, hold back, keep back

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

profit, make a profit

v. make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"

break even

v. make neither profit nor loss

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

cool, chill, cool down, make cooler

v. make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

go, get, become, come, come out

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

cool, chill, cool down, lose heat

v. loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

lose heat

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