Object

• wiring: The fire department said that the blaze was started by overheated electrical wiring in a basement storage area.

• economy: The overheating Chinese economy isn't just gobbling steel, all raw materials are being swallowed with gusto.

• motor: Turbo Tortoise had suffered an overheating motor due to a blocked water cooling system, which allowed the water to act as an insulator!

• engine: A severely overheated engine will do itself serious damage.

• problem: Despite overheating problems on the final two stages, they finished intact, securing 32nd overall, ninth in class.

• market: CML director general Michael Coogan believes fear of an overheating housing market may lead the Bank to act sooner rather than later.

Converse of object

• do: And if the engine does overheat... If you are stuck in a traffic jam, keep an eye on the engine temperature gage.

Modifies a noun

• protection: So the overheat protection cuts out the boiler and I have to reset it.

Modifying Another Word

• quickly: If you turn the heater on full whilst driving this will draw the heat from the engine preventing it from overheating so quickly.

• easily: The engine is a reliable unit but will easily overheat if the aging radiator is clogged.

• even: On the other hand, tight labor markets and large-scale job creation indicate a growing, or even overheated, economy.

• already: It can hit poorer areas worse, similarly it can lead to growth in area which is already overheating.

• never: Next door in the bedroom there's special cooling equipment which means the room never overheats.

• then: Is there then overheating at the level of the world economy?

Adjective complement

• due: The interest rate is 6.25 % - so high because of fears of inflationary overheating due to a booming housing market in southern England.

Used with why or when

• which: This helps to avoid overheating which can create a better working environment.

• when: Wide slots encourage air flow, and help prevent you overheating when you climb.

Preposition: in

• summer: Use curtains or blinds to prevent overheating in high summer.

• economy: If this does not happen quickly then overheating in the economy of the construction industry will occur.

Preposition: of

• economy: The under-pricing of transport in the South-East may be a significant factor in the overheating of the economy there.