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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

  1. hot off the press,
  2. hot on,
  3. hot pack,
  4. hot pants,
  5. hot pepper,
  6. hot pool,
  7. hot pot,
  8. hot potato,
  9. hot rod,
  10. hot rodder

Origin of hot plate

First recorded in 1835–45
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British Dictionary definitions for hotplate

hotplate

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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