lämmittää — meaning in English

English meaning

• fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
• heat noun The energy or sensation of high temperature; warmth.
• reheat verb To heat food or a substance again after it has cooled.
• stove noun An appliance used for cooking food, usually with hotplates or burners.
• warm adj Having a moderately high, usually pleasant, temperature.

Senses

lämmittää is used for these senses in English:

• fire (intransitive, dated) To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train.
• heat (transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
• heat up To heat, to cause to become hotter.
• reheat (transitive) To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses).
• stove (transitive) To heat or dry, as in a stove.
• stove (transitive) To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat.
• warm (transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.
• warm up (transitive) To heat or reheat (e.g. food).

fire — full definition

1. noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
2. noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
3. verb To shoot a weapon.
4. verb To dismiss someone from their job.
5. verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.

heat — full definition

1. noun The energy or sensation of high temperature; warmth.
2. noun Strong or intense emotion, especially anger or excitement.
3. noun A qualifying round in a race or competition.
4. noun Informal: intense pressure or scrutiny, especially from police or authorities.
5. verb To make something hot or warm.

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