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Hot Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hot? [adj] (informal) marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market" [adj] (electricity) charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" [adj] having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory" [adj] of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" [adj] having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel" [adj] very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [adj] capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car" [adj] newly made; "a hot scent" [adj] very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" [adj] 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" [adj] 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" [adj] (informal) recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car" [adj] having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight" [adj] newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information" [adj] very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water" [adj] (informal) very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season" [adj] having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [adj] sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants" [adj] (informal) performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight" [adj] 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" [adj] wanted by the police; "a hot suspect" [adj] (color) bold and intense; "hot pink" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hot: active \| baking \| baking hot \| blistering \| blistery \| boiling \| burning(a) \| calefacient \| calefactive \| calefactory \| calorifacient \| calorific \| charged \| close \| eager \| fast \| fervent \| fervid \| fiery \| flaming \| fresh \| gingery \| good \| heatable \| heated \| heated up \| heating \| het \| het up \| hottish \| igneous \| illegal \| live \| lucky \| near \| new \| overheated \| peppery \| popular \| pungent \| radioactive \| raging \| red-hot \| scalding \| scorching \| sensual \| sexy \| sizzling \| skilled \| spicy \| stifling \| sulfurous \| sulphurous \| sultry \| sweltering \| sweltry \| thermal \| torrid \| tropic \| tropical \| unpleasant \| violent \| wanted \| warm \| warming \| white \| white-hot Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hot: abandoned \| ablaze \| ace-high \| activated \| afire \| animal \| ape about \| aphrodisiomaniacal \| approaching \| approximate \| approximating \| ardent \| arm-in-arm \| autoluminescent \| bad \| baking \| bang-up \| banned \| bawdy \| blistering \| boiling \| boiling over \| bonzer \| boss \| breathless \| bricky \| brisk \| broiling \| bugs on \| bully \| burning \| burning hot \| burning with excitement \| but good \| canicular \| cardinal \| carmine \| carnal \| carnation \| carnelian \| cerise \| charged \| cheek-by-jowl \| cherry \| cherry-colored \| cherry-red \| clitoromaniacal \| close \| combustible \| committed \| concupiscent \| contaminated \| cool \| cordial \| corking \| cracked on \| crackerjack \| crazy about \| crimson \| curried \| damask \| dandy \| dedicated \| delicious \| delirious \| detectable \| determinable \| devoted \| devout \| dirty \| disappearing \| discernible \| disclosable \| discoverable \| drunk \| ducky \| earnest \| ebullient \| ejaculatory \| electric-heated \| electrified \| enthusiastic \| erotic \| eroticomaniacal \| erotomaniacal \| estral \| estrous \| estrual \| excited \| explosive \| exposable \| exuberant \| fab \| faithful \| fanatic \| febrile \| ferruginous \| fervent \| fervid \| fevered \| feverish \| feverous \| fiery \| findable \| fine and dandy \| fire-red \| flame-colored \| flame-red \| flaming \| fleshly \| flushed \| freaked-out \| fugitive \| gaga over \| gas-heated \| gear \| glorious \| glowing \| goatish \| gone on \| great \| grilling \| groovy \| gules \| gynecomaniacal \| hand-in-hand \| hard-core \| hasty \| hearty \| heated \| heavy \| hectic \| hepped up over \| het \| het up \| high-seasoned \| high-tension \| hipped on \| horny \| hot about \| hot as fire \| hot as hell \| hot as pepper \| hot-air-heated \| hot-blooded \| hotheaded \| hotted up \| hot-tempered \| hunky-dory \| hyperpyretic \| hyperthermic \| hysteromaniacal \| impassioned \| in a fever \| in earnest \| in flight \| in heat \| in must \| in rut \| incarmined \| infected \| inflamed \| infrared \| intense \| intent \| intent on \| intimate \| intoxicated \| iron-red \| irradiated \| itching \| ithyphallic \| jam-up \| jazz \| jazzed up \| jazzy \| just dandy \| keen \| lake-colored \| laky \| lascivious \| lateritious \| lecherous \| lewd \| libidinous \| lickerish \| like a furnace \| like an oven \| live \| lively \| lobster-red \| loyal \| lubricious \| lurid \| lustful \| mad about \| madcap \| maroon \| marvy \| mean \| mild \| must \| musty \| near \| near the mark \| nearing \| nearish \| neat \| nifty \| nigh \| nighish \| nippy \| nobby \| nuts about \| nuts on \| nymphomaniacal \| obscene \| oil-heated \| OK \| okay \| on fire \| on the lam \| orgasmic \| orgastic \| out of sight \| overheated \| overwarm \| parching \| passionate \| peachy \| peachy-keen \| peppery \| perfervid \| pilfered \| piping hot \| pirated \| plagiarized \| poisoned \| port-wine \| priapic \| propinque \| proximal \| proximate \| prurient \| puce \| purloined \| pyretic \| quick \| quick-tempered \| racy \| radiferous \| radioactivated \| radioactive \| radioluminescent \| ragtime \| ragtimey \| randy \| rechauffe \| recooked \| red \| reddened \| reddish \| reddish-amber \| reddish-brown \| red-dyed \| red-hot \| red-looking \| reheated \| resolute \| ripping \| roasting \| rubicund \| rubiginous \| rubric \| rubricose \| ruby \| ruby-colored \| ruby-red \| ruddied \| ruddy \| rufescent \| rufous \| rum \| runaway \| rust \| rust-red \| rusty \| rutting \| ruttish \| rutty \| salacious \| satyric \| scalding \| scarlet \| scorching \| scrumptious \| searing \| seasoned \| seething \| sensual \| serious \| sex-starved \| sexual \| sexually excited \| sexy \| short-tempered \| side-by-side \| simmering \| sincere \| sizzling \| sizzling hot \| slap-up \| smashing \| smoking hot \| smoldering \| snappy \| solid \| something else \| spiced \| spicy \| spiffing \| spiffy \| spirited \| spottable \| spunky \| stammel \| starry-eyed over \| steamed up about \| steam-heated \| steaming \| steamy \| stolen \| stunning \| sudorific \| sultry \| summery \| super \| superheated \| sweating \| sweaty \| swell \| sweltering \| sweltry \| swingy \| syncopated \| tangy \| tile-red \| Titian \| Titian-red \| toasting \| torrid \| totally committed \| tough \| tropic \| tropical \| turned-on \| unrestrained \| unsatisfied \| vehement \| vermilion \| vicinal \| vigorous \| vinaceous \| volcanic \| warm \| warmed \| warmed up \| warmed-over \| white-hot \| wild about \| wine-colored \| wine-red \| with a kick \| wizard \| zealous \| zestful \| zesty \| zippy See Also \| passionate Hot In Webster's Dictionary \Hot\, imp. & p. p. of {Hote}. [Obs.] --Spenser. \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.

Hot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hot?

[adj] (informal) marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"
[adj] (electricity) charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire"
[adj] having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
[adj] of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
[adj] having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel"
[adj] very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
[adj] capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"
[adj] newly made; "a hot scent"
[adj] very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
[adj] 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"
[adj] 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"
[adj] (informal) recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
[adj] having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"
[adj] newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"
[adj] very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
[adj] (informal) very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
[adj] having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce"
[adj] sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
[adj] (informal) performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"
[adj] 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"
[adj] wanted by the police; "a hot suspect"
[adj] (color) bold and intense; "hot pink"

See Also | passionate

Hot In Webster's Dictionary

\Hot\,
imp. & p. p. of {Hote}. [Obs.] --Spenser.


\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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