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.
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.
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 BritishInformal. 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.
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]
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