Hot - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hɑːt|  American pronunciation of the word hot
Brit.  |hɒt|  British pronunciation of the word hot

adjective

- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense (syn: raging)
the fighting became hot and heavy
a hot engagement
- (color) bold and intense
hot pink
- sexually excited or exciting
was hot for her
hot pants
- recently stolen or smuggled
hot merchandise
a hot car
- very fast; capable of quick response and great speed (syn: blistering, red-hot)
a hot sports car
got off to a hot start
in hot pursuit
a red-hot line drive
- wanted by the police
a hot suspect
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves (syn: spicy)
hot salsa
jalapeno peppers are very hot
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
a hot drummer
he's hot tonight
- very popular or successful
one of the hot young talents
cabbage patch dolls were hot last season
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
make it hot for him
in the hot seat
in hot water
- newest or most recent (syn: red-hot)
news hot off the press
red-hot information
- having or bringing unusually good luck
hot at craps
the dice are hot tonight
- very good; often used in the negative
he's hot at math but not so hot at history
- newly made
a hot scent
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
hot for travel
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
you are hot
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
hot fuel rods
a hot laboratory
- charged or energized with electricity (syn: live)
a hot wire
- marked by excited activity
a hot week on the stock market

Extra examples

It is hot in the summer and cold in the winter.

The baked potatoes were too hot to handle with our bare hands.

We worked all afternoon in the hot sun.

The chicken was fried in hot oil.

Your forehead feels hot. I think you might have a fever.

I was feeling hot and tired.

The new toys are so hot that stores can't keep them in stock.

Her new book is a hot seller.

She spoke about the latest hot trends in the computer industry.

...workers were working hot and heavy to repair the breach in the levee...

I detest hot weather.

You're hot from all that exercise.

Bake the cookies in a hot oven.

Put some of this hot sauce on the barbecued ribs.

You'd better learn to control that hot temper of yours.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: hotter
superlative: hottest
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