HOT

hot

(adjective) marked by excited activity; “a hot week on the stock market”

hot, live

(adjective) charged or energized with electricity; “a hot wire”; “a live wire”

hot

(adjective) having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; “hot fuel rods”; “a hot laboratory”

hot

(adjective) of a seeker; very near to the object sought; “you are hot”

hot

(adjective) having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; “hot for travel”

blistering, hot, red-hot

(adjective) 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”

hot

(adjective) newly made; “a hot scent”

hot

(adjective) very good; often used in the negative; “he’s hot at math but not so hot at history”

hot

(adjective) 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”

hot

(adjective) 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”

hot

(adjective) recently stolen or smuggled; “hot merchandise”; “a hot car”

hot

(adjective) having or bringing unusually good luck; “hot at craps”; “the dice are hot tonight”

hot, red-hot

(adjective) newest or most recent; “news hot off the press”; “red-hot information”

hot

(adjective) very unpleasant or even dangerous; “make it hot for him”; “in the hot seat”; “in hot water”

hot

(adjective) very popular or successful; “one of the hot young talents”; “cabbage patch dolls were hot last season”

hot

(adjective) sexually excited or exciting; “was hot for her”; “hot pants”

hot

(adjective) performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; “a hot drummer”; “he’s hot tonight”

hot, spicy

(adjective) producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; “hot salsa”; “jalapeno peppers are very hot”; “a spicy sauce”; “I like my chili extra spicy”

hot, raging

(adjective) 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”

hot

(adjective) wanted by the police; “a hot suspect”

hot

(adjective) (color) bold and intense; “hot pink”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hot (comparative hotter, )

(of an object) Having a high temperature.

(of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.

Feverish.

(of food) Spicy.

(informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting. [from the 19thc.]

Stolen. [from the 20thc.]

(uncomparable) Electrically charged.

(informal) Radioactive. [from the 20thc.]

(slang, of a person) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.

(slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.

(slang) Sexually aroused; randy.

(slang, with for) Attracted to.

Popular; in demand.

Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.

Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.

Performing strongly; having repeated successes.

Fresh; just released.

Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.

(slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something

(slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.

(slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.

Synonyms

• (having a high temperature): heated; see also hot

• (of the weather): baking, boiling, boiling hot, sultry, sweltering

• (feeling the sensation of heat): baking, boiling, boiling hot

• (feverish): feverish, having a temperature

• (spicy): piquant, spicy, tangy

• (slang: stolen): stolen

• (electrically charged): live

• (radioactive): radioactive

• (slang: physically or sexually attractive): attractive, beautiful, cute, fit, foxy, gorgeous, handsome, hunky, lush, pretty, sexy, studly, tasty, yummy

• (of a draft/check): rubber, bad

Antonyms

• (having a high temperature): chilled, chilly, cold, cold as ice, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, glacial, ice-cold, icy

• (of the weather): cold, freezing, freezing cold, icy

• (feeling the sensation of heat): freezing, freezing cold

• (spicy): bland, mild

• (electrically charged): neutral, dead

• (slang): lifeless

Verb

hot (third-person singular simple present hots, present participle hotting, simple past and past participle hotted)

(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.

(with up) To become lively or exciting.

Synonyms

• hot up; heat, heat up

Anagrams

• -oth, OTH, o'th', oth, tho, tho', thĂ´

Noun

HOT (countable and uncountable, plural HOTs)

(electronics) Acronym of hybrid-orientation technology. (CMOS fabrication technology that uses PMOS and NMOS substrates with differing orientations)

(electronics) Acronym of hybrid-orientation technique. (a technique that applies the technology)

(automotive) Acronym of high-output turbo. (turbocharger)

(traffic control) Acronym of high occupancy or toll lane.

(video games) Initialism of health over time: a status effect that restores health points as time passes

Antonym: DOT

Adjective

HOT (not comparable)

(traffic control) Acronym of high occupancy or toll.

Coordinate terms

(high occupancy or toll)

• reserved bus lane

• carpool lane

Anagrams

• -oth, OTH, o'th', oth, tho, tho', thĂ´

Source: Wiktionary


Hot, imp. & p. p.

Definition: of Hote. [Obs.] Spenser.

Hot, a. [Compar. Hotter; superl. Hottest.] Etym: [OE. hot, hat, AS. hat; akin to OS. het, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heito 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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