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| 1. | [ 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 | |
| Examples: | "hot stove" "hot water" "a hot August day" "a hot stuffy room" "she's hot and tired" |
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| Related terms: | cold heated fiery burning sizzling sultry blistering overheated scorching sweltering fervent calorific torrid white heatable calefacient boiling thermal baking tropical red-hot hottish calorifacient calefactory warm temperature | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense | |
| Synonyms: | raging | |
| Examples: | "the fighting became hot and heavy" "a hot engagement" "a raging battle" "the river became a raging torrent" |
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| Related terms: | violent | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm | |
| Examples: | "a hot temper" "a hot topic" "a hot new book" "a hot love affair" "a hot argument" |
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| Related terms: | cold heated sensual boiling red-hot fiery white-hot torrid passionate emotionality | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] very fast | |
| Synonyms: | red-hot blistering | |
| Examples: | "a blistering pace" "got off to a hot start" "in hot pursuit" "a red-hot line drive" |
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| Related terms: | fast | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (informal) recently stolen or smuggled | |
| Examples: | "hot merchandise" "a hot car" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism illegal | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (color) bold and intense | |
| Examples: | "hot pink" |
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| Related terms: | warm | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) sexually excited or exciting | |
| Examples: | "was hot for her" "hot pants" |
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| Related terms: | sexy | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] newly made | |
| Examples: | "a hot scent" |
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| Related terms: | fresh | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] very good; often used in the negative | |
| Examples: | "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" |
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| Related terms: | good | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] of a seeker; near to the object sought | |
| Synonyms: | warm | |
| Examples: | "you're getting warm" "hot on the trail" |
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| Related terms: | near | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] (informal) performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy | |
| Examples: | "a hot drummer" "he's hot tonight" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism skilled | |
| 12. | [ adjective ] wanted by the police | |
| Examples: | "a hot suspect" |
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| Related terms: | wanted | |
| 13. | [ adjective ] having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm | |
| Examples: | "hot for travel" |
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| Related terms: | eager | |
| 14. | [ adjective ] (electricity) charged or energized with electricity | |
| Synonyms: | live | |
| Examples: | "a hot wire" "a live wire" |
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| Related terms: | electricity charged | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] very unpleasant or even dangerous | |
| Examples: | "make it hot for him" "in the hot seat" "in hot water" |
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| Related terms: | unpleasant | |
| 16. | [ adjective ] (informal) very popular or successful | |
| Examples: | "one of the hot young talents" "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism popular | |
| 17. | [ adjective ] having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers | |
| Synonyms: | peppery spicy gingery | |
| Examples: | "gingery Chinese food" "hot peppers" "hot curry" "corn chips with peppery salsa" "spicy tomato sauce" |
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| Related terms: | pungent | |
| 18. | [ adjective ] (music) emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisation | |
| Examples: | "hot jazz" |
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| Related terms: | cool | |
| 19. | [ adjective ] having or bringing unusually good luck | |
| Examples: | "hot at craps" "the dice are hot tonight" |
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| Related terms: | lucky | |
| 20. | [ adjective ] newest or most recent | |
| Synonyms: | red-hot | |
| Examples: | "news hot off the press" "red-hot information" |
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| Related terms: | new | |
| 21. | [ adjective ] capable of quick response and great speed | |
| Examples: | "a hot sports car" |
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| Related terms: | fast | |
| 22. | [ adjective ] having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity | |
| Examples: | "hot fuel rods" "a hot laboratory" |
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| Related terms: | radioactive | |
| 23. | [ adjective ] (informal) marked by excited activity | |
| Examples: | "a hot week on the stock market" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism active | |
| Similar spelling: |
Hoyt Hout Hott Hoth hoot Hoyte Hotei Howeth hod hohhot hood Hodo Hoda howdy Houde |
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