Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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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