Overheat and Shoot

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Overheat verb - Get excessively and undesirably hot.

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Shoot and overheat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shoot" instead a verb "Overheat".

Nearby Words: overheated, overheating

Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Overheat and shoot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overheat" instead a verb "Shoot".

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

As you shoot, the gun appears to quickly overheat.

Source: Game Breaker / Shoot'em Ups
Over Heating: One must be careful to shoot measured bursts rather than letting the guns go until empty, because doing so will overheat and jam them.

Source: Video Game / War Thunder
A common fate in Space Hulk is for a Terminator's weapon to jam/overheat/explode, usually when surrounded by the swarm of enemies that require it to shoot full-auto.

Source: Reliably Unreliable Guns

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