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Definition of 'hot'

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(hɒt !)
Word forms: hotter
hotter, hottest

1. ADJECTIVE
Something that is hot has a high
temperature.

When the oil is hot, add the sliced

onion.
What he needed was a hot bath and a
good sleep.

2. ADJECTIVE
Hot is used to describe the weather or
the air in a room or building when the
temperature is high.

It was too hot even for a gentle stroll.

Synonyms: warm, close, sti!ing,

humid More Synonyms of hot

3. ADJECTIVE
If you are hot
hot, you feel as if your body
is at an unpleasantly high temperature.

I was too hot and tired to eat more

than a few mouthfuls.

4. ADJECTIVE
You can say that food is hot when it
has a strong, burning taste caused by
chilies, pepper, or other spices.

...hot curries.

5. ADJECTIVE
A hot issue or topic is one that is very
important at the present time and is
receiving a lot of publicity.

[journalism]
The role of women in war has been a
hot topic of debate since the Gulf
con!ict.

Synonyms: intense, passionate,

heated, spirited More Synonyms of
hot

6. ADJECTIVE
Hot news is new, recent, and fresh.

[informal]
...eight pages of the latest movies,
video releases, and the hot news from
Tinseltown.

7. ADJECTIVE
You can use hot to describe something
that is very exciting and that many
people want to see, use, obtain, or
become involved with.

[informal]
When I was in Chicago in 1990 a friend
got me a ticket for the hottest show in
town: the Monet Exhibition at the Art
Institute.

8. ADJECTIVE
A hot contest is one that is intense and
involves a great deal of activity and
determination.

[informal]
It took hot competition from abroad,
however, to show us just how good our
product really is.

9. ADJECTIVE [ADJ n]
If a person or team is the hot favorite,
people think that they are the one most
likely to win a race or competition.

Atlantic City is the hot favorite to stage

the "ght.

10. ADJECTIVE
Someone who has a hot temper gets
angry very quickly and easily.

His hot temper was making it

increasingly di#cult for others to work
with him.

Synonyms: "ery, violent, raging,

passionate More Synonyms of hot

11. ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone as hot
hot, you
mean that they are sexually attractive
or sexually desirable.

[informal]
"He's great," Caroline said, "hot."
If a hot chick comes on to you, smile
and walk away.

12. See to blow hot and cold

13. See hot and bothered

14. See get/have the hots for

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hot #
in American English

(hɑt !)
ADJECTIVE
hotter or ˈhottest
Word forms: ˈhotter hottest

1.
a. having a high temperature, esp. one that
is higher than that of the human body

b. characterized by a relatively or
abnormally high temperature; very warm

c. feeling uncomfortably overheated

2. producing a burning sensation in the
mouth, throat, etc.
hot pepper

3. full of or characterized by any very strong

feeling, or by intense activity, speed,
excitement, etc. ; specif.,

a. impetuous; "ery; excitable

a hot temper

b. violent; raging; angry

a hot battle, hot words

c. full of enthusiasm; eagerly intent; ardent

d. in!amed with sexual desire; lustful
e. very controversial
f. Informal
very lucky or e$ective

a hot streak in gambling

4.
a. following or pressing closely
in hot pursuit

b. close to what is being sought said of the

seeker
5. US
as if heated by friction

; specif.,
a. electrically charged, esp. with a current of
high voltage
a hot wire

b. highly radioactive
6. designating or of color that suggests heat,
as intense red, orange, etc.

7. Informal
that has not had time to lose heat,
freshness, currency, etc.

; specif.,
a. recently issued or announced
hot news

b. just arrived
hot from the front

c. clear; intense; strong

a hot scent

d. US
recent and from an inside source

a hot tip

e. currently very popular

a hot recording

8. US, Slang
a. recently stolen
b. contraband
c. sought by the police
d. dangerous or risky for use as a hiding
place

9. Slang
a. excellent, good, funny, etc. a general
term of approval
b. very skillful or successful
c. sexually attractive or exciting
10. US, Jazz
designating or of highly emotional music
or playing characterized by exciting
rhythmic and tonal e$ects and an
insistent, driving beat

11. thrown or batted hard or with great

speed said of a ball

ADVERB
Word forms: hotter or hottest

12. in a hot manner; hotly

Idioms:
(all) hot and bothered
get hot
hot under the collar
hot up
make it hot for

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Derived forms
hotly (ˈhotly) ADVERB
hotness (ˈhotness) NOUN

Word origin
ME < OE hat, akin to Ger heiss, Goth heito,
fever < IE base *kai-, heat > Lith kaistù, to
become hot

hot #
in American English

(hɑt) (adjective hotter

hotter, hottest
hottest, verb hotted
hotted,
hotting
hotting)
ADJECTIVE

1. having or giving o$ heat; having a high

temperature
a hot "re
hot co$ee

2. having or causing a sensation of great

bodily heat; attended with or producing
such a sensation
He was hot with fever

3. creating a burning sensation, as on the

skin or in the throat
This ointment is hot, so apply it sparingly

4. sharply peppery or pungent

Is this mustard hot?

5. having or showing intense or violent

feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited
a hot temper

6. informal
having a strong enthusiasm; eager

a hot baseball fan

7. slang
a. sexually aroused; lustful
b. sexy; attractive
8. violent, furious, or intense
the hottest battle of the war

9. strong or fresh, as a scent or trail

10. absolutely new; fresh
a dozen new mystery stories hot from the
press

11. requiring immediate delivery or

correspondence; demanding priority
The hot freight must be delivered by 10:00
a.m. tomorrow, or we'll lose the contract

12. slang
skillful in a reckless or daring way

a hot pilot

13. following very closely; close

to be hot on the trail of a thief

14. (of colors)

extremely intense

hot pink

15. informal
popular and commercially successful; in
demand; marketable

The Beatles were a hot group in the 1960s

16. slang
extremely lucky, good, or favorable

A poker player has to have a hot hand to

win the pot

17. slang (in sports and games)

playing well or winningly; scoring
e$ectively

a hot pitcher

18. slang
funny; absurd

That's a hot one!

19. Games
close to the object or answer that is being
sought

20. informal
extremely exciting or interesting;
sensational or scandalous

a hot news story

21. Jazz
a. (of music)
emotionally intense, propulsive, and
marked by aggressive attack and warm,
full tone

b. (of a musician)
skilled in playing hot jazz

22. informal (of a vehicle)

capable of attaining extremely high speeds

a hot new jet plane

23. slang
a. stolen recently or otherwise illegal and
dangerous to possess
a hot diamond necklace

b. wanted by the police

c. dangerous
24. informal
in the mood to perform exceedingly well,
or rapidly, as during a burst of creative
work

Finish writing that story while you're still

hot

25. actively conducting an electric current or

containing a high voltage
a hot wire

26. of, pertaining to, or noting radioactivity

27. Engineering
noting any process involving plastic
deformation of a metal at a temperature
high enough to permit recrystallization
due to the strain

hot working

28. See get hot

29. See hot and bothered
30. See hot under the collar
31. See make it hot for
ADVERB

32. in a hot manner; hotly

33. while hot
Garnish the potatoes with parsley and
serve hot

34. Engineering (in metalworking)

at a temperature high enough to permit
recrystallization

The wire was drawn hot

35. See hot and heavy

TRANSITIVE VERB or INTRANSITIVE VERB

36. chieJy Brit informal (usually fol. by up)

to heat; warm

NOUN

37. See the hots

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Derived forms
hotly ADVERB
hotness NOUN

Word origin
[bef. 1000; 1920–25 for def. 23; ME ho(o)t, OE
hāt; c. D heet, ON heitr, Sw het, Dan hed, G
heiss]

hot #
in British English

(hɒt !)
ADJECTIVE
Word forms: hotter or hottest

1. having a relatively high temperature

2. having a temperature higher than
desirable

3. causing or having a sensation of bodily

heat

4. causing a burning sensation on the tongue

hot mustard
a hot curry

5. expressing or feeling intense emotion,

such as embarrassment, anger, or lust

6. intense or vehement
a hot argument

7. recent; fresh; new

a hot trial
hot from the press

8. ball games
(of a ball) thrown or struck hard, and so
di#cult to respond to

9. much favoured or approved

a hot tip
a hot favourite

10. informal
having a dangerously high level of
radioactivity

a hot laboratory

11. slang
(of goods or money) stolen, smuggled, or
otherwise illegally obtained

12. slang
(of a person) being sought by the police

13. informal
sexually attractive

14. (of a colour) intense; striking

hot pink

15. close or following closely

hot on the scent

16. (of a camera, microphone, etc) in

operation

17. informal
at a dangerously high electric potential

a hot terminal

18. physics
having an energy level higher than that of
the ground state

a hot atom

19. slang
impressive or good of its kind (esp in the
phrase not so hot
hot)

20. jazz slang

arousing great excitement or enthusiasm
by inspired improvisation, strong rhythms,
etc

21. informal
dangerous or unpleasant (esp in the
phrase make it hot for someone
someone)

22. (in various searching or guessing games)

very near the answer or object to be found

23. metallurgy
(of a process) at a su#ciently high
temperature for metal to be in a soft
workable state

24. Australian and New Zealand informal

(of a price, charge, etc) excessive

25. See give it hot

26. See hot on
27. See hot under the collar
28. See in hot water
ADVERB

29. in a hot manner; hotly

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Derived forms
hotly (ˈhotly) ! ADVERB