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[hot] Pronunciation Key adjective, hot·ter, hot·test, adverb, verb, hot·ted, hot·ting, noun
—Related forms
[hot] Pronunciation Key adjective, hot·ter, hot·test, adverb, verb, hot·ted, hot·ting, noun –adjective
–adverb
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
–noun
—Idioms
| 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. |
| 7. | Slang.
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| 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.
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| 22. | Informal. (of a vehicle) capable of attaining extremely high speeds: a hot new jet plane. |
| 23. | Slang.
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 31. | Chiefly British Informal. to heat; warm (usually fol. by up). |
| 32. | the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction. |
| 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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| hot
(hŏt) Pronunciation Key
adj. hot·ter, hot·test
n. hots (hŏts) Slang Strong sexual attraction or desire. Used with the. adv.
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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hot
O.E. hat "hot, opposite of cold," also "fervent, fierce," from P.Gmc. *haitoz (cf. O.Fris. het, O.N. heitr, Du. heet, Ger. heiß "hot," Goth. heito "heat of a fever"), from PIE base *qai- (cf. Lith. kaistu "to grow hot"), the same root as that of heat. Taste sense of "pungent, acrid, biting" is from 1548. Sense of "exciting, remarkable, very good" is 1895; that of "stolen" is first recorded 1925 (originally with overtones of "easily identified and difficult to dispose of"); that of "radioactive" is from 1942. Hot air "unsubstantiated statements, boastful talk" is from 1900. Hot potato in figurative sense is from 1846. Hot-blooded "passionate" (1598) is a relic of medieval physiology theory. The association of hot with sexuality dates back to 1500. Hot rod first recorded 1945 in Amer.Eng.; hot water "trouble" is from 1537. The hot and cold in hide-and-seek or guessing games are from hunting (1648), with notion of tracking a scent. Hot spot "night club" first recorded 1931. Hotshot "important person" is from 1933; it earlier meant "fast train" (1925).
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| hot | |
adjective | |
| 1. | used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" [ant: cold] |
| 2. | characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent" |
| 3. | extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" [ant: cold] |
| 4. | (color) bold and intense; "hot pink" |
| 5. | sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants" |
| 6. | recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car" |
| 7. | very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: blistering] |
| 8. | wanted by the police; "a hot suspect" |
| 9. | producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot" |
| 10. | performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight" |
| 11. | very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season" |
| 12. | very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water" |
| 13. | newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information" |
| 14. | having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight" |
| 15. | very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" |
| 16. | newly made; "a hot scent" |
| 17. | having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel" |
| 18. | of a seeker; very near to the object sought; "you are hot" |
| 19. | having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory" |
| 20. | charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" |
| 21. | marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market" |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
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In addition to the idioms beginning with hot, also see 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Hot Springs, MT (town, FIPS 37825) Location: 47.60889 N, 114.67110 W
Population (1990): 411 (385 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59845
Hot Springs, NC (town, FIPS 32840) Location: 35.89165 N, 82.82826 W
Population (1990): 478 (240 housing units)
Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28743
Hot Springs, SD (city, FIPS 30220) Location: 43.43303 N, 103.48028 W
Population (1990): 4325 (1872 housing units)
Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57747
Hot Springs, VA Zip code(s): 24445
Hot Springs, AR (city, FIPS 33460) Location: 34.49367 N, 93.05204 W
Population (1990): 32462 (17543 housing units)
Area: 74.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Hot Springs Vill, AR Zip code(s): 71909
Gilman Hot Sprin, CA Zip code(s): 92583
Lava Hot Springs, ID (city, FIPS 45820) Location: 42.62026 N, 112.00958 W
Population (1990): 420 (303 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83246
Desert Hot Sprin, CA Zip code(s): 92240
Manley Hot Sprin, AK Zip code(s): 99756
Hot Sulphur Springs, CO (town, FIPS 37600) Location: 40.07372 N, 106.09909 W
Population (1990): 347 (185 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Manley Hot Springs, AK (CDP, FIPS 46780) Location: 64.98576 N, 150.63659 W
Population (1990): 96 (115 housing units)
Area: 151.4 sq km (land), 8.5 sq km (water)
Boyes Hot Springs, CA (CDP, FIPS 7848) Location: 38.31305 N, 122.48501 W
Population (1990): 5973 (2612 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Hot Springs Village, AR (CDP, FIPS 33482) Location: 34.66517 N, 93.00007 W
Population (1990): 6361 (3761 housing units)
Area: 99.1 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)
Hot Springs County, WY (county, FIPS 17) Location: 43.71400 N, 108.44381 W
Population (1990): 4809 (2429 housing units)
Area: 5190.3 sq km (land), 6.0 sq km (water)
Hot Spring County, AR (county, FIPS 59) Location: 34.32014 N, 92.94511 W
Population (1990): 26115 (11378 housing units)
Area: 1592.8 sq km (land), 18.7 sq km (water)
Desert Hot Springs, CA (city, FIPS 18996) Location: 33.95915 N, 116.50018 W
Population (1990): 11668 (5494 housing units)
Area: 26.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
California Hot S, CA Zip code(s): 93207
Murrieta Hot Springs, CA (CDP, FIPS 50090) Location: 33.56509 N, 117.15076 W
Population (1990): 1938 (1186 housing units)
Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Circle Hot Springs Station, AK (CDP, FIPS 14990) Location: 65.47035 N, 144.68913 W
Population (1990): 29 (97 housing units)
Area: 138.0 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water)
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, CA (CDP, FIPS 23973) Location: 38.32227 N, 122.47978 W
Population (1990): 2024 (966 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Hot\, imp. & p. p. of Hote. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Hot\, a. [Compar. Hotter; superl. Hottest.] [OE. hot, hat, AS. h[=a]t; akin to OS. h[=e]t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heit[=o] fever, hais torch. Cf. Heat.]1. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. "A hotvenison pasty." --Shak. 2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager. Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. --Dryden. There was mouthing in hot haste. --Byron. 3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. --Shak. 4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard. Hot bed (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool. Hot wall (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit. Hot well (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump. In hot water (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.] Syn: Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk; vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent; fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty; excitable.
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