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runs hot

runs hot is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is runs hot the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs hot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run hot.

Words near runs hot in the dictionary

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

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