heat
/ˈhit/
a preliminary race to determine finalists
heat in a sentence
“She won her heat easily.”
Origin of heat
Old English hǣtu, metaphor from intensity of competition
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an athlete's best-ever performance in an event
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preliminary rounds to enter a main competition
handicap
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