hot
adjective /hɒt/
/hɑːt/
(comparative hotter, superlative hottest)
Idioms - having a high temperature; producing heat
- It's hot today, isn't it?
- It was hot and getting hotter.
- Do you like this hot weather?
- a hot dry summer
- an unusually hot day
- It was the hottest July on record.
- Be careful—the plates are hot.
- All rooms have hot and cold water.
- I'll feel better after a hot bath.
- a hot meal (= one that has been cooked)
- When the weather gets hot, we often head to the beach.
- I couldn't live in a hot country (= one which has high average temperatures).
- Cook in a very hot oven.
- Eat it while it's hot.
- I touched his forehead. He felt hot and feverish.
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera1, Geographya1- Make sure the fat is sizzling hot.
- Serve hot or cold accompanied by bread and a salad.
- The containers keep the food hot for five hours.
- The food should stay hot until we're ready to eat.
- The ground was hot enough to fry an egg on.
- The sun shone fiercely down and it grew hotter and hotter.
- Wash the tablecloth in fairly hot soapy water.
- a boiling hot summer day
- a bowl of piping hot soup
- white-hot metal
- I touched his forehead. It was burning hot.
- The canteen provides hot meals as well as salads and snacks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of a person) feeling heat in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way
- Is anyone too hot?
- I feel hot.
- Her cheeks were hot with embarrassment.
Extra Examples- I was boiling hot and sweaty.
- Don't you feel hot so close to the fire?
- His face grew hot at the memory of his embarrassment.
- She was beginning to get uncomfortably hot.
- I was feeling a bit hot so I went outside for a moment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- making you feel hot
- London was hot and dusty.
- It had been a long hot journey.
Extra Examples- It was unbearably hot in the car.
- This weather's a bit hot for me.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- containing pepper and spices that can produce a burning feeling in your mouth because they have a strong taste and smell
- hot spicy food
- You can make a curry hotter simply by adding chillies.
- He brought out a plate of sausages covered in hot mustard.
Wordfinder- bitter
- bland
- hot
- pungent
- savoury
- sour
- spicy
- sweet
- tart
- taste
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingb1- I love really hot food.
- That was a pretty hot curry!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- taste
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- involving a lot of activity, argument or strong feelings
- Today we enter the hottest phase of the election campaign.
- The environment has become a very hot issue.
- Competition is getting hotter day by day.
- difficult or dangerous to deal with and making you feel worried or uncomfortable
- When things got too hot most journalists left the area.
- They're making life hot for her.
- (informal) new, exciting and very popular
- This is one of the hottest clubs in town.
- They are one of this year's hot new bands.
- The couple are Hollywood's hottest property.
- fresh, very recent and usually exciting
- I've got some hot gossip for you!
- a story that is hot off the press (= has just appeared in the newspapers)
- [only before noun] likely to be successful
- She seems to be the hot favourite for the job.
- Do you have any hot tips for today's race?
- [not before noun] hot at/on something (informal) very good at doing something; knowing a lot about something
- Don't ask me—I'm not too hot on British history.
- if somebody has a hot temper they become angry very easilyTopics Feelingsc1
- feeling or causing sexual excitement
- You were as hot for me as I was for you.
- I've got a hot date tonight.
- containing scenes, statements, etc. that are of an extreme nature and are likely to shock or anger people
- Some of the nude scenes were regarded as too hot for Broadway.
- The report was highly critical of senior members of the Cabinet and was considered too hot to publish.
- [not before noun] hot on something thinking that something is very important and making sure that it always happens or is done
- They're very hot on punctuality at work.
- (of music, especially jazz) having a strong and exciting rhythm
- stolen and difficult to get rid of because they can easily be recognized
- I'd never have touched those phones if I'd known they were hot.
- [not before noun] used in children’s games to say that the person playing is very close to finding a person or thing, or to guessing the correct answer
- You're getting hot!
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temperature
food with spices
causing strong feelings
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popular
news
tip/favourite
good at something/knowing a lot
anger
sexual excitement
causing shock/anger
strict
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in children’s games
Word OriginOld English hāt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heet and German heiss.
Idioms
be hot to trot (informal)
- to be very enthusiastic about starting an activity
- to be excited in a sexual way
be in/get into hot water
- (informal) to be in or get into trouble
blow hot and cold (about something)
- (informal) to change your opinion about something oftenTopics Opinion and argumentc2
go hot and cold
- to experience a sudden feeling of fear or worry
- When the phone rang I just went hot and cold.
go/sell like hot cakes
- to be bought quickly or in great numbers
hard/hot on somebody’s/something’s heels
- very close behind somebody/something; very soon after something
- He turned and fled with Peter hot on his heels.
- They reached the border with the police hot on their heels.
- Further successes came hot on the heels of her first best-selling novel.
- News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures.
(all) hot and bothered
- (informal) in a state of worry or stress because you are under too much pressure, have a problem, are trying to hurry, etc.
hot on somebody’s/something’s tracks/trail
- (informal) close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for
hot under the collar
- (informal) angry or embarrassed
- He got very hot under the collar when I asked him where he'd been all day.
in hot pursuit (of somebody)
- following somebody closely and determined to catch them
- She sped away in her car with journalists in hot pursuit.
like a cat on a hot tin roof
(British English also like a cat on hot bricks)
- very nervous
- She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test.
not so/too hot
- not very good in quality
- Her spelling isn't too hot.
- not feeling well
- ‘How are you today?’ ‘Not so hot, I'm afraid.’
strike while the iron is hot
- (saying) to make use of an opportunity immediately