heat of a debate

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• heat — heat1 [ hit ] noun *** ▸ 1 hot quality ▸ 2 part of competition ▸ 3 in physics ▸ 4 strong feeling/anger ▸ 5 pressure and criticism ▸ 6 for making building warm ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount the quality of being hot, or how hot something is …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• heat — I UK [hiːt] / US [hɪt] noun Word forms heat : singular heat plural heats *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the quality of being hot, or the degree to which something is hot These paints can withstand heat up to 200 degrees. The firefighters were… …   English dictionary

• heat up something — heat up (something) to become more active. Although nothing is happening right now, business will likely heat up in September after vacation season. Her report has heated up debate on how the president should behave …   New idioms dictionary

• heat up — (something) to become more active. Although nothing is happening right now, business will likely heat up in September after vacation season. Her report has heated up debate on how the president should behave …   New idioms dictionary

• Heat–Knicks rivalry — Miami Heat New York Knicks History Post Season Meetings 13–11 (NYK) 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals Heat won, 4–3 1998 Eastern Conference First Round Knicks won, 3–2 1999 Eastern Confer …   Wikipedia

• Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — The Fat Man mushroom cloud resulting from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rises 18 km (11 mi, 60,000 ft) into the air from the hypocenter …   Wikipedia

• Debate regarding child pornography laws — Main article: Laws regarding child pornography While laws criminalizing child sexual abuse now exist in all countries of the world,[1][2] more diversity of views exists on questions like exactly how young those depicted in pornography should be… …   Wikipedia

• in the heat of something — in/during/the heat of something phrase at the busiest time, or during the most difficult part of something In the heat of the debate, she forgot to be nervous. Thesaurus: individual stages of events and processeshyponym beginnings, starts and… …   Useful english dictionary

• during the heat of something — in/during/the heat of something phrase at the busiest time, or during the most difficult part of something In the heat of the debate, she forgot to be nervous. Thesaurus: individual stages of events and processeshyponym beginnings, starts and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Nuclear power debate — For nuclear energy policies by nation, see Nuclear energy policy. For public protests about nuclear power, see Anti nuclear movement. Three of the reactors at Fukushima I overheated, causing meltdowns that eventually led to hydrogen explosions,… …   Wikipedia

• United States Naval Gunfire Support debate — The United States Naval Gunfire Support debate (also known as the United States Naval Surface Fire Support debate) is an ongoing debate between the Navy, Marine Corps, Congress, and independent groups like the United States Naval Gunfire Support… …   Wikipedia