Definition of "overheat" []

• To heat too much. (verb-transitive)
• To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated. (verb-transitive)
• To become too hot or very excited. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "As Singapore's prime minister recently pointed out, if foreign workers are not allowed in, the economy will "overheat" - when productive capacity is unable to keep pace with growing demand and growth occurs at an unsustainable rate."
• "The economy that is growing quickly would tend to "overheat"-an economic phenomenon characterized by accelerated growth, inflation and the potential for asset bubbles."
• "There was an "overheat" warning in the No. 2 engine, followed by a "fire" warning."