having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
having or causing a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or producing such a sensation: He was hot with fever.
creating a burning sensation, as on the skin or in the throat: This ointment is hot, so apply it sparingly.
sharply peppery or pungent: Is this mustard hot?
having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited: a hot temper.
Informal. having a strong enthusiasm; eager: a hot baseball fan.
Slang.
sexually aroused; lustful.
sexy; attractive.
violent, furious, or intense: the hottest battle of the war.
strong or fresh, as a scent or trail.
absolutely new; fresh: a dozen new mystery stories hot from the press.
requiring immediate delivery or correspondence; demanding priority: The hot freight must be delivered by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, or we'll lose the contract.
Slang. skillful in a reckless or daring way: a hot pilot.
following very closely; close: to be hot on the trail of a thief.
(of colors) extremely intense: hot pink.
Informal. popular and commercially successful; in demand; marketable: The Beatles were a hot group in the 1960s.
Slang. extremely lucky, good, or favorable: A poker player has to have a hot hand to win the pot.
Slang. (in sports and games) playing well or winningly; scoring effectively: a hot pitcher.
Slang. funny; absurd: That's a hot one!
Games. close to the object or answer that is being sought.
Informal. extremely exciting or interesting; sensational or scandalous: a hot news story.
Jazz.
(of music) emotionally intense, propulsive, and marked by aggressive attack and warm, full tone.
(of a musician) skilled in playing hot jazz.
Informal. (of a vehicle) capable of attaining extremely high speeds: a hot new jet plane.
Slang.
stolen recently or otherwise illegal and dangerous to possess: a hot diamond necklace.
wanted by the police.
dangerous.
Informal. in the mood to perform exceedingly well, or rapidly, as during a burst of creative work: Finish writing that story while you're still hot.
actively conducting an electric current or containing a high voltage: a hot wire.
of, relating to, or noting radioactivity.
Metalworking. noting any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization due to the strain: hot working.
adverb
in a hot manner; hotly.
while hot: Garnish the potatoes with parsley and serve hot.
Metalworking. at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization: The wire was drawn hot.
verb (used with or without object),hot·ted,hot·ting.
Chiefly BritishInformal. to heat; warm (usually followed by up).
noun
the hots,Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
Idioms for hot
get hot, Slang. (in sports and games) to become very effective or successful; score or win repeatedly or easily.
hot and bothered, Informal. excited, aroused, or flustered: This mistake isn't worth getting hot and bothered about.Also all hot and bothered.
hot and heavy, Informal. in an intense, vehement, or passionate manner: They argued hot and heavy for 20 minutes.
hot under the collar. collar (def. 23).
make it hot for, Informal. to make something unpleasant for; cause trouble for: Ever since their argument the principal has been making it hot for the new teacher.
Origin of hot
before 1000; 1920–25 for def. 23; Middle English ho(o)t,Old English hāt; cognate with Dutch heet,Old Norse heitr,Swedish het,Danish hed,German heiss
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“It is late to-night,” said Harry, now quite calm, though with a hot flush upon his cheek.
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Though late in the afternoon, the sun was hot, the air sultry.
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He had ordered a hot meal to be served, and when he came down he found the table spread for him.
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British Dictionary definitions for hot
hot
/ (hɒt) /
adjectivehotterorhottest
having a relatively high temperature
having a temperature higher than desirable
causing or having a sensation of bodily heat
causing a burning sensation on the tonguehot mustard; a hot curry
expressing or feeling intense emotion, such as embarrassment, anger, or lust
intense or vehementa hot argument
recent; fresh; newa hot trial; hot from the press
ball games(of a ball) thrown or struck hard, and so difficult to respond to
much favoured or approveda hot tip; a hot favourite
informalhaving a dangerously high level of radioactivitya hot laboratory
slang(of goods or money) stolen, smuggled, or otherwise illegally obtained
slang(of people) being sought by the police
informalsexually attractive
(of a colour) intense; strikinghot pink
close or following closelyhot on the scent
informalat a dangerously high electric potentiala hot terminal
physicshaving an energy level higher than that of the ground statea hot atom
slangimpressive or good of its kind (esp in the phrase not so hot)
jazzslangarousing great excitement or enthusiasm by inspired improvisation, strong rhythms, etc
informaldangerous or unpleasant (esp in the phrase make it hot for someone)
(in various searching or guessing games) very near the answer or object to be found
metallurgy(of a process) at a sufficiently high temperature for metal to be in a soft workable state
Australian and NZinformal(of a price, charge, etc) excessive
give it hotorgive it to someone hotto punish or thrash someone
hot oninformal
very severethe police are hot on drunk drivers
particularly skilled at or knowledgeable abouthe's hot on vintage cars
hot under the collarinformalaroused with anger, annoyance, etc
in hot waterinformalin trouble, esp with those in authority
adverb
in a hot manner; hotly
See also hots, hot up
Derived forms of hot
hotly, adverbhotness, noun
Word Origin for hot
Old English hāt; related to Old High German heiz, Old Norse heitr, Gothic heito fever