hot

American  

[hot] / hɒt /

adjective

hotter, hottest

1. having or giving off heat; having a high temperature.

   a hot fire;

   hot coffee.

   Synonyms:

   sultry , torrid , boiling , scorching , burning , fiery , heated

   Antonyms:

   cold

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?

   Synonyms:

   piquant , biting , spicy , sharp

5. having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited.

   a hot temper.

   Synonyms:

   violent , irate , furious , angry , impetuous , excitable , intense , passionate , fiery , fervid

6. Informal.  having a strong enthusiasm; eager.

   a hot baseball fan.

7. Slang.

   1. sexually aroused; lustful.

   2. 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 effectively.

    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.

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

    2. (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.

    1. stolen recently or otherwise illegal and dangerous to possess.

       a hot diamond necklace.

    2. wanted by the police.

    3. 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, relating to, or noting radioactivity.

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

    hot working.

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adverb

1. in a hot manner; hotly.

2. while hot.

   Garnish the potatoes with parsley and serve hot.

3. Metalworking.  at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization.

   The wire was drawn hot.

verb (used with or without object)

hotted, hotting

1. Chiefly British Informal.  to heat; warm (usually followed byup ).

noun

1. Slang.  the hots, intense sexual desire or attraction.

idioms

1. hot under the collar.  collar.

2. get hot,  (in sports and games) to become very effective or successful; score or win repeatedly or easily.

3. make it hot for,  to make something unpleasant for; cause trouble for.

   Ever since their argument the principal has been making it hot for the new teacher.

4. hot and bothered,  excited, aroused, or flustered: Also all hot and bothered.

   This mistake isn't worth getting hot and bothered about.

5. hot and heavy,  in an intense, vehement, or passionate manner.

   They argued hot and heavy for 20 minutes.

hot British  

/ hɒt /

adjective

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 difficult 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 people) 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. informal  at a dangerously high electric potential

    a hot terminal

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

    a hot atom

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

19. slang  jazz arousing great excitement or enthusiasm by inspired improvisation, strong rhythms, etc

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

21. (in various searching or guessing games) very near the answer or object to be found

22. metallurgy (of a process) at a sufficiently high temperature for metal to be in a soft workable state

23. informal  (of a price, charge, etc) excessive

24. to punish or thrash someone

25. informal

    1. very severe

       the police are hot on drunk drivers

    2. particularly skilled at or knowledgeable about

       he's hot on vintage cars

26. informal  aroused with anger, annoyance, etc

27. informal  in trouble, esp with those in authority

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adverb

1. in a hot manner; hotly

hot More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing hot

• blow hot and cold
• like a cat on hot bricks
• like hot cakes
• make it hot for
• piping hot
• strike while the iron's hot

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Other Word Forms

• hotly adverb
• hotness noun
• overhot adjective
• overhotly adverb
• ultrahot adjective
• unhot adjective

Etymology

Origin of hot

First recorded before 1000; 1920–25 hot for def. 23; Middle English ho(o)t, Old English hāt; cognate with Dutch heet, Old Norse heitr, Swedish het, Danish hed, German heiss

Example Sentences

These provide tailored housing advice and guidance, access to a GP, toilets, shower facilities, hot food, hot beverages, a postal service, bedding, clothing and access to volunteer-led activities.

From BBC

“Even if it’s hot and you’re not thirsty, you need to drink water so your body will stay hydrated,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

If you live in a jurisdiction where VPN use is restricted or monitored, using a VPN could land you in legal hot water.

From Salon

Chief Executive Brett Schulman blames the lower growth figure partly on “the honeymoon effect,” in which new restaurants open hot and then settle into more normal volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Active galactic nuclei occur when material spirals into a galaxy's central black hole, forming an extremely hot accretion disk.

From Science Daily

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