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heat
noun- pressure, stress US, 1929
- Fruit Jar had been sitting pretty with no heat on him and a swell income, and The Man had hauled him in on something that could be very hot. — Jim Thompson, Savage Night, p. 61, 1953
- We even started drinking at the Sinners Club because it had a back door and a window we could get out of. I mean the heat was on, man. We were hurtin. — Hunter S. Thompson, Hell’s Angels, p. 28, 1966
- We take married heat, kid heat, boss heat, car heat, bank heat, credit heat, political heat, IRS heat, health heat, appliance heat, and every other kind of heat you can think of. — Dan Jenkins, Life Its Ownself, p. 132, 1984
- The problem was, Nicky was not only bringing heat on himself, but on me too. The FBI watched every move he made. — Casino, 1995
- the police US, 1931
- The heat was on something fierce. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 71, 1975
- Generally, whores are not a good deal. They attract heat, and most of them will talk. — William Burroughs, Junkie, p. 53, 1953
- Last night I pinned the heat, I see them. They were sitting there. — Lenny Bruce, The Essential Lenny Bruce, p. 202, 1967
- I hear it’s a very good scene there. Not much heat, beautiful people, no speed freaks, and righteous dope. — Nicholas Von Hoffman, We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us Against, p. 47, 1967
- They split threatening an ambulance and, for all we know, the Heat, so everybody settles down again with “Come on baby” going very strong. — The Digger Papers, p. 10, August 1968
- Was the ‘heat’ chasing you or something? — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), Pimp, p. 116, 1969
- This part of town, they’ll make us for heat the second we walk in. — 48 Hours, 1982
- I took one look at him and said, “Jesus Christ, get him out of here, man. This guy is heat.” — Herbert Huncke, Guilty of Everything, p. 69, 1990
- I wasted most of it with your brother and his crew, who not only lost what pitiful few they managed to boost, but also alerted the heat as to our endeavor. — Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000
- intense police interest or pressure following a crime US, 1928
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 61, 1996
- a firearm US, 1926
- “Man, you oughta seen old Fuss-face scratching for his heat,” one of them said, jubilantly. — Chester Himes, Cast the First Stone, p. 33, 1952
- We both reached for our heat at the same time[.] — Babs Gonzales, I Paid My Dues, p. 43, 1967
- “What kinda heat you got?” Benny’s eyes glittered a little in the shadows as he recited the pieces in his artillery. — Odie Hawkins, Chicago Hustle, p. 39, 1977
- crowd or audience reaction US
An entertainment industry term embraced by professional wrestling. - [B]uilding a hysterical crowd up to a climax is called “heat.” — Pappy Boyington, Baa Baa Black Sheep, p. 375, 1958
- heat n. enthusiasm, a positive response. — rec.sports.pro-wrestling, 17 July 1990
- You know, head down to L.A., get some gigs going, get the heat happening. — Boys on the Side, 1995
- — Los Angeles Times Magazine, 6 August 1995: “Palm latitudes: L.A. speak”
- These things will all still happen, but the idea is if they are “illegal” they will draw more heat when they happen behind the referee’s back. — Herb’s Wrestling Tidbits, 18 June 1997
- On the indy scene, when you want to get heat, you pick out a small group of fans and work on them. — Raw Magazine, p. 49, September 2000
- popularity, audience appeal US, 1979
- You know, head down to L.A., get some gigs going, get the heat happening. — Boys on the Side, 1995
- in roller derby, a fight, be it scripted or spontaneous, staged or real US
- — Keith Coppage, Roller Derby to Rollerjam, 1999
- in pinball, the part of the pinball machine that rises as a panel in the front of the machine US
Conventionally known as the “lightbox”. - — Bobbye Claire Natkin and Steve Kirk, All About Pinball, p. 113, 1977
- the ultimate, the best US
- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 5, Fall 1985
- a dildo US
- [I]f she’s packin’ heat (wielding a dildo), which you know they imagine she is, well, there you have it. — The Village Voice, 5 October 1999
- gunfire US
- I went through that thing a number of times and only got a fast return on my fear once, a too classic hot landing with the heat coming from the trees about 300 yards away[.] — Michael Herr, Dispatches, p. 15, 1977
▶ on heat
of a woman, sexually aroused UK, 1937
Correctly used of animals.▶ take the heat
to sunbathe US- — Collin Baker et al., College Undergraduate Slang Study Conducted at Brown University, p. 135, 1968
▶ take the heat off; take heat off
to relieve the pressure on someone UK- The aim is that the escorts take the heat off the bombers by engaging the CAP [combat air patrol] fighters. — Robert Prest, F4 Phantom; a Pilot’s Story, 1979
- [T]he best lead in the case, and the best hope for taking the heat off Scott, seemed to go bust[.] — Michael Fleeman, Laci, p. 55, 2003
- [I]t’s the father’s way of taking heat off their daughter. It’s not your fault, sweetheart, it’s the caddy’s[.] — Rick Reilly, Who’s Your Caddy?, p. 233, 2003
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