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hot

[ hot ]

adjective

, hot·ter, hot·test.
  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.
  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.



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)

, hot·ted, hot·ting.
  1. Chiefly British Informal. to heat; warm (usually followed by up ).

noun

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

hot

/ 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

    a hot curry

    hot mustard

  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 favourite

    a hot tip

  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. give it hot or give it to someone hot
    to punish or thrash someone
  25. hot on 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. hot under the collar informal.
    aroused with anger, annoyance, etc
  27. in hot water informal.
    in trouble, esp with those in authority
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in a hot manner; hotly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈhotly, adverb
  • ˈhotness, noun
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Other Words From

  • hot·ly adverb
  • hot·ness noun
  • o·ver·hot adjective
  • o·ver·hot·ly adverb
  • ul·tra·hot adjective
  • un·hot adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hot1

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

Origin of hot1

Old English hāt; related to Old High German heiz, Old Norse heitr, Gothic heito fever
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. get hot, Slang. (in sports and games) to become very effective or successful; score or win repeatedly or easily.
  2. hot and bothered, Informal. excited, aroused, or flustered: Also all hot and bothered.

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

  3. hot and heavy, Informal. in an intense, vehement, or passionate manner:

    They argued hot and heavy for 20 minutes.

  4. make it hot for, Informal. to make something unpleasant for; cause trouble for:

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

  5. hot under the collar. collar ( def 23 ).

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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Example Sentences

And the boys, wearing Old Navy pajamas, rejoice when he returns home from playing another sad, hot guy in a movie.

They struggled to eat the American food served to them from the base, and would put the vegetables in hot water with garlic and chilli to try to make curries.

From BBC

Smith, who signed to play at Oregon like his father, got hot in the second half with seven consecutive completions and finished 18 for 29 for 272 yards and three touchdowns.

Against the suddenly hot Hawks, the Lakers showed that they could, in fact, do the things required to win.

But on a hot day this past July, more than 100 people gathered outside the Minnesota headquarters of UnitedHealthcare to protest the insurance firm's policies and denial of patient claims.

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