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# heatstroke

noun (heatstroke — uncountable; also heat stroke)

«heatstroke» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dangerous illness when your body gets far too hot (from hot sun or hard exercise in heat) and cannot cool itself down; it can cause confusion, fainting and even death without help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heatstroke/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health and safety lessons: prevent heatstroke by drinking water, wearing a hat, staying in the shade, resting in the hottest part of the day, and never leaving children or pets in a hot car. Signs: very hot dry or red skin, headache, confusion, fainting. Call emergency services, move the person to the shade and cool them with water. Milder stage: heat exhaustion.

### Examples

- Drink lots of water on hot days to avoid heatstroke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heatstroke/#x1)
- Never leave a dog in a hot car; it can get heatstroke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heatstroke/#x2)
- The runner collapsed with heatstroke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heatstroke/#x3)
- Heatstroke is an emergency – call an ambulance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heatstroke/#x4)
- Wear a hat and stay in the shade to prevent heatstroke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heatstroke/#x5)
- Babies and old people get heatstroke more easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heatstroke/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Written as one word or two (heat stroke). «Sunstroke» is heatstroke caused by the sun. It is not a stroke in the brain-blood sense, though the name is similar. Heat exhaustion is milder but can turn into heatstroke.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «heatstroke» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heatstroke/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«heatstroke» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/heatstroke.html) on Mova free.