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Audio Help [hot] Pronunciation Key adjective, hot·ter, hot·test, adverb, verb, hot·ted, hot·ting, noun

–adjective

1.	having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.

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?

5.	having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited: a hot temper.

6.	Informal. having a strong enthusiasm; eager: a hot baseball fan.

Slang.

a.	sexually aroused; lustful.

b.	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.

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

b.	(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.

a.	stolen recently or otherwise illegal and dangerous to possess: a hot diamond necklace.

b.	wanted by the police.

c.	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, pertaining 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

28.	in a hot manner; hotly.

29.	while hot: Garnish the potatoes with parsley and serve hot.

30.	Metalworking. at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization: The wire was drawn hot.

–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

31.	Chiefly British Informal. to heat; warm (usually fol. by up).

–noun

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

—Idioms

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

34.	hot and bothered, Informal. excited, aroused, or flustered: This mistake isn't worth getting hot and bothered about. Also, all hot and bothered.

35.	hot and heavy, Informal. in an intense, vehement, or passionate manner: They argued hot and heavy for 20 minutes.

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

37.	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.

[Origin: bef. 1000; 1920–25 for def. 23; ME ho(o)t, OE hāt; c. D heet, ON heitr, Sw het, Dan hed, G heiss

]

—Related forms

hotly, adverb

hotness, noun

—Synonyms 1. heated; fiery, burning, scorching; scalding, boiling; torrid, sultry. 4. biting, piquant, sharp, spicy. 5. fervid; fiery, passionate, intense, excitable, impetuous; angry, furious, irate, violent.

—Antonyms 1. cold.

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hot Audio Help (hŏt) Pronunciation Key
adj. hot·ter, hot·test

1. Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.
2. Being at a high temperature.
3. Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire.
4. Radioactive, especially to a dangerous degree.
5. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.
6. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.
7. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
8. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
9. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
10. Recently stolen: a hot car.
11. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
12. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
13. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
14. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
15. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
16. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
17. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
18. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead.
Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy: hot peppers; a hot curry.
1. Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire.
2. Radioactive, especially to a dangerous degree.
3. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.
4. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.
5. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
6. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
7. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
8. Recently stolen: a hot car.
9. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
10. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
11. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
12. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
13. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
14. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
15. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
16. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
1. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.
2. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.
3. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
4. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
5. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
6. Recently stolen: a hot car.
7. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
8. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
9. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
10. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
11. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
12. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
13. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
14. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
1. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
2. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
3. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
4. Recently stolen: a hot car.
5. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
6. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
7. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
8. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
9. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
10. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
11. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
12. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
Slang Sexually excited or exciting.
Slang
1. Recently stolen: a hot car.
2. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
3. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
4. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
5. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
6. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
7. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
8. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
9. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
Close to a successful solution or conclusion: hot on the trail.
Informal
1. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
2. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
3. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
4. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
5. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
6. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
7. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
Slang Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative: I'm not so hot at math.
Slang Funny or absurd: told a hot one about the neighbors' dog.
Slang
1. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
2. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
3. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
4. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
Music Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation: hot jazz.
Bold and bright.

n. hots (hŏts)
Slang Strong sexual attraction or desire. Used with the.

adv.

In a hot manner; hotly.
While hot: foods that are best eaten hot.

tr.v. hot·ted, hot·ting, hots
Informal To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up: "His book is an exercise in the fashionable art of instant history, in which every episode is hotted up with an anecdote" (Harper's).

[Middle English, from Old English hāt; see kai- in Indo-European roots.]

hot'ness n.

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