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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

In almost every day in September so far, Brazil has had twice the number of hot spots as the US, according to the Greenpeace Global Fire Dashboard, which identifies fire activity using NASA satellite data.

From Vox

Whether your cord is made from nylon or polyester, both plastics will burn once they are hot enough.

If you can’t bear to sip a piping hot mug of dark roast on a scorching day, we understand.

They are all joined by legions of other hot startups, like Panoply, Incorta, and Yellowbrick.

From Fortune

Their interest suggested a growing investor-grade nervousness about swiftly mounting environmental risk in the hottest real estate markets in the country.

Gay marriage was the hot-button fight on the left and right.

Everybody is trapped in an elevator together and tempers run a little hot.

Even the hot Jewish women I mentioned above did something a bit more “intellectual” than pageantry: acting.

There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.

Many Jewish women have been accepted as conventional, mainstream hot.

In the drawing-room things went on much as they always do in country drawing-rooms in the hot weather.

“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.

Nearly half the regiment ran to secure their picketed horses, armed themselves in hot haste, and galloped to the gaol.

News came that the rebels were plundering the British quarters, and the infantry went there in hot haste.

From Canada on the north, to Texas on the south, the hot winds had laid the land seemingly bare.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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