Difference between Overheated and Hot

What is the difference between Overheated and Hot?

Overheated as an adjective is excessively heated while Hot as an adjective is of an object, having a high temperature.

Overheated

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To heat excessively.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Excessively heated

Hot

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of an object, having a high temperature.Of the weather, causing the air to be hot.Of a person or animal, feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.Feverish.Of food, spicy.Stolen.Electrically chargedRadioactive.Of a person, very physically or sexually attractive.Popular; in demand.Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.

Example sentence: Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.

We hope you now know whether to use Overheated or Hot in your sentence.

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