Definition of "heats" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heat. (verb)

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• "This means doing each of the eight dances in heats and then being taught a sequence and they mark you on how fast you learn in."
• "As the race between Obama and McCain heats up, this will finally push Hillary Rodham Clinton off the stage."
• "This theory of specific heats is not derived from the radiation formula, but from the formula for the mean energy of an oscillator which is based directly on the hypothesis of the energy elements."