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hot    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.
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.
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.
  2. Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead.
  3. 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.
  7. Slang Sexually excited or exciting.
  8. 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.
  9. Close to a successful solution or conclusion: hot on the trail.
  10. 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.
  11. Slang Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative: I'm not so hot at math.
  12. Slang Funny or absurd: told a hot one about the neighbors' dog.
  13. 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.
  14. Music Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation: hot jazz.
  15. Bold and bright.

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

adv.  
  1. In a hot manner; hotly.
  2. 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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hotness

noun
1. the presence of heat [ant: cold] 
2. a state of sexual arousal [syn: horniness] 
3. a hot spiciness 

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