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ran hot

ran hot is the simple past of run hot.

Meaning of run hot

Verb

run hot (third-person singular simple present runs hot, present participle running hot, simple past ran hot, past participle run hot)

  1. To produce excessive heat while operating.
    • No. 5964, Patriot, made a brief appearance, but had an addiction to running hot, and was soon returned to the Western Division.1943 March and April, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes”, in Railway Magazine, page 120
  2. To run ahead of schedule.
    • 8. Running hot1996, Rolland D. King, Bus Occupant Safety, Transportation Research Board, p. 55, Appendix H: Compromises Made by Operators to Maintain Schedules

Questions about ran hot

What is ran hot the simple past of?
Ran hot is the simple past of run hot.

Words near ran hot in the dictionary

  1. ran from the tongue
  2. ran game
  3. ran game on
  4. ran hands
  5. ran high
  6. ran hot
  7. ran hot and cold
  8. ran in
  9. ran in the family
  10. ran in with
  11. ran interference

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