hot plate
noun
a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
a hot meal, usually consisting of meat, potato, and a vegetable, served all on one plate and usually at a set price at a restaurant or lunch counter.
a plate that can retain heat in order to keep food hot.
Nearby words
hot off the press, hot on, hot pack, hot pants, hot pepper, hot plate, hot pool, hot pot, hot potato, hot rod, hot rodder
Origin of hot plate
First recorded in 1835–45
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British Dictionary definitions for hotplate
hotplate
/ (ˈhɒtˌpleɪt) /
noun
an electrically heated plate on a cooker
a portable device, heated electrically or by spirit lamps, etc, on which food can be kept warm
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