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hot
I. \ˈhät, usu -äd.+V\ adjective
(hotter ; hottest)
Etymology: Middle English hoot, hot, from Old English hāt; akin to Old Frisian & Old Saxon hēt hot, Old High German heiz, Old Norse heitr hot, Gothic heito fever, Lithuanian kaĩsti to get hot
1. : having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat : having a relatively high temperature : giving or capable of giving a sensation of heat : capable of burning, searing, or scalding
< hot stove >
< hot forehead >
2.
a. : ardent, fiery
< hot blood of youth >
< hot tempers >
: vehement
< hot words were exchanged >
b. : violent, raging
< hot battle >
c. : urgent, feverish
< messengers sent in hot haste >
d.
(1) of an animal : being in heat
(2) : lustful, lecherous
e. : zealous, eager
< hot for reform >
< hot patriot >
< hot baseball fan >
< hot fisherman >
f.
(1) of jazz : ecstatic and emotionally exciting and usually marked by complex rhythms and free contrapuntal improvisations on the melody — often contrasted with sweet
(2) of a jazz performer : stimulated and inspired to complete rhythmic and melodic freedom
3.
a. : having the sensation of an uncomfortable degree of body heat : too warm for comfort
< hot and tired >
< I'm too hot in this sweater >
b. : causing discomfort or distress through excessive warmth or humidity
< hot climate >
< this room is hot and stuffy >
< hot sunshine >
c.
(1) : naturally or constitutionally possessing heat — used in medieval physiology, natural philosophy, and astrology to name one of the qualities of the four elements
(2) of a sign of the zodiac : having a hot complexion
4.
a. : having or retaining the heat of cooking
< this pudding is best when served hot >
< will you have hot or iced coffee >
b. : not yet grown cool or stale : newly made or received : fresh
< news hot from the press >
< following a hot scent >
also : close to something pursued or sought
< hot on the trail of the murderer >
< guess again, you're getting hotter >
c. : suggestive of heat
< hot smell of burning rubber >
< hot sound of buzzing flies >
or of burning or glowing objects
< I like hot colors … hot orange and red and shocking pink — Mitzi Gaynor >
d.
(1) of type : made by the casting of hot metal into a mold
(2) : using type so made
< hot composition >
— compare cold
e. : uncomfortable to an intolerable or dangerous degree : unsafe
< the police were making the town too hot for him >
5. : pungent, peppery, biting
< hot sauce >
< hot pickles >
6. : showing energy or activity in an unusual degree: as
a. : of intense and immediate interest
< hot news story >
< hot scandal >
b. : unusually lucky or successful
< hot streak at poker >
or favorable
< the dice are hot for me tonight >
c. : temporarily capable of unusual performance (as in a sport)
< any one of half a dozen golfers might get hot and win this tournament >
< hot favorite in the race >
d. of merchandise or securities : readily salable : enjoying current popularity
< hot items in women's wear >
e.
(1) : very good — used as a generalized term of approval
< a real hot lawyer >
< he's hot in math >
(2) slang : absurd, unbelievable
< wants to fight the champion? that's a hot one >
7. : having or charged with high energy: as
a. : electrically charged; especially : charged with high voltage
b. of a cartridge : having a powder load which gives a high muzzle velocity and corresponding high chamber pressure and flat trajectory — used especially of hand-loaded ammunition
c. : radioactive
< hot material >
also : dealing with radioactive material
< hot laboratory >
d. of an airplane : fast; especially : characterized by a high landing speed
8.
a. : stolen or otherwise illegally obtained
< hot jewels >
< hot bonds >
also : contraband
b. : wanted by the police : fugitive from justice
c. of a commodity : prohibited by law or agreement from being shipped or handled
< hot oil >
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English hoote, hote, from Old English hāte, from hāt, adjective
: hotly
< the sun shines hot — Shakespeare >
< hot-glowing coals >
< took a club and gave it to him hot and heavy >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English hoot, hot, from hoot, hot, adjective
1. dialect : heat
2. : hot dog
IV. verb
(hotted ; hotted ; hotting ; hots)
Etymology: hot (I)
intransitive verb
chiefly Britain : to become warm or heated — usually used with up
< fresh air hots up quickly >
< the argument had hotted up considerably >
transitive verb
chiefly Britain : warm, heat; specifically : to warm over (food) — usually used with up
< there's some stew and dumplings left I can hot up in a minute — Victoria Lincoln >
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English hott, from Old French hotte, hote, of Germanic origin; akin to German dialect hutte, hotte basket, pannier, Middle High German hotte, hotze cradle — more at hod
1. now dialect England : a basket for carrying earth or manure
2. dialect Britain : a little heap or pile (as of manure)
3. obsolete : a padded sheath for the spur of a gamecock
VI. adjective
1. : being full of detail and information and requiring little or no involvement of the listener, viewer, or reader
< a hot medium like radio — H.M.McLuhan >
2. : sexy
VII. noun
hots plural : strong sexual desire — used with the
< about a young girl … with the hots for gypsy-dark men — H.C.Veit > |