hot
adj. very warm; spicy; that causes discussion, that causes controversy (such as a "hot topic"); fresh; (of colors) very bright, intense (as a "hot pink dress"); exciting, new; violent; zealous (about music etc.); (Slang) angry, furious (e.g.: "Watch out, the boss is hot"); (Slang) stolen (e.g.: "Tom has got some hot DVD machines"); (Slang) physically attractive adv. with excitement, enthusiastically | ||||
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Hot Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary |
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
HOT
Starwood Hotels and Resor
Exchange: NYSE
Owns, operates and manages portfolio of hotel assets, including fee, ground lease and first mortgage interests in hotel properties; And conducts gaming operations.
Starwood Hotels and Resor
Exchange: NYSE
Owns, operates and manages portfolio of hotel assets, including fee, ground lease and first mortgage interests in hotel properties; And conducts gaming operations.
HOTT
Hot Topic, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Retails music-licensed and music-influenced apparel, accessories and gift items for young men and women.
HPIC
Hot Products Inc.com
Exchange: OTCBB
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Hot Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Hot
of Hote
of Hight
imp. & p. p. of Hote.
(superl.)
Lustful; lewd; lecherous.
(superl.)
Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.
(superl.)
Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
(superl.)
Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
of Hote
of Hight
imp. & p. p. of Hote.
(superl.)
Lustful; lewd; lecherous.
(superl.)
Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.
(superl.)
Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
(superl.)
Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
| WordNet 2.0 |
hot
Adjective
1. 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; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
(antonym) cold
(similar) baking, baking hot
(see-also) warm
(attribute) temperature
2. characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent"
(synonym) raging
(similar) violent
3. extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
(antonym) cold
(similar) fiery, flaming
(see-also) passionate
(attribute) emotionality, emotionalism
4. (color) bold and intense; "hot pink"
(similar) warm
5. sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
(similar) sexy
6. recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
(similar) illegal
(classification) colloquialism
7. very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
(synonym) blistering, red-hot
(similar) fast
8. wanted by the police; "a hot suspect"
(similar) wanted
9. performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"
(similar) skilled
(classification) colloquialism
10. having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce"
(synonym) gingery, peppery, spicy
(similar) pungent
11. very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
(similar) popular
(classification) colloquialism
12. very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
(similar) unpleasant
13. newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"
(synonym) red-hot
(similar) new
14. having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"
(similar) lucky
15. very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
(similar) good
16. newly made; "a hot scent"
(similar) fresh
17. capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"
(similar) fast
18. having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel"
(similar) eager
19. of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
(synonym) warm
(similar) near, close
20. having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
(similar) radioactive
21. charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire"
(synonym) live
(similar) charged
(classification) electricity
22. marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"
(similar) active
(classification) colloquialism
Adjective
1. 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; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
(antonym) cold
(similar) baking, baking hot
(see-also) warm
(attribute) temperature
2. characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent"
(synonym) raging
(similar) violent
3. extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
(antonym) cold
(similar) fiery, flaming
(see-also) passionate
(attribute) emotionality, emotionalism
4. (color) bold and intense; "hot pink"
(similar) warm
5. sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
(similar) sexy
6. recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
(similar) illegal
(classification) colloquialism
7. very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
(synonym) blistering, red-hot
(similar) fast
8. wanted by the police; "a hot suspect"
(similar) wanted
9. performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"
(similar) skilled
(classification) colloquialism
10. having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce"
(synonym) gingery, peppery, spicy
(similar) pungent
11. very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
(similar) popular
(classification) colloquialism
12. very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
(similar) unpleasant
13. newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"
(synonym) red-hot
(similar) new
14. having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"
(similar) lucky
15. very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
(similar) good
16. newly made; "a hot scent"
(similar) fresh
17. capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"
(similar) fast
18. having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel"
(similar) eager
19. of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
(synonym) warm
(similar) near, close
20. having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
(similar) radioactive
21. charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire"
(synonym) live
(similar) charged
(classification) electricity
22. marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"
(similar) active
(classification) colloquialism
| ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION |
hot
angry, mad, pissed [B] She was really hot when you said her wig was crooked.
angry, mad, pissed [B] She was really hot when you said her wig was crooked.
| The Phrase Finder |
Hot off the press
Meaning
Freshly printed.
Origin
Newsprint presses generate heat when printing. The process is known as 'hot metal' printing.
Meaning
Freshly printed.
Origin
Newsprint presses generate heat when printing. The process is known as 'hot metal' printing.
Piping hot
Meaning
Very hot, usually referring to food.
Origin
The allusion is to the sizzling sound made by very hot food which is similar to the sound of high-pitched musical pipes.
| Australian Slang |
Hot
1. unreasonable, exorbitant: “That's a bit hot!”; 2. sexually attractive; sexually stimulating; 3. fashionable and exciting; cool; 4. performing well; peaking: “The bassist is really hot tonight”; 5. recently stolen or otherwise illegally obtained; 6. (of a person) wanted by the police; 7. the most favoured currently: “the hot favourite”; 8. the latest and freshest: “the hot news is”; “hot tip”
1. unreasonable, exorbitant: “That's a bit hot!”; 2. sexually attractive; sexually stimulating; 3. fashionable and exciting; cool; 4. performing well; peaking: “The bassist is really hot tonight”; 5. recently stolen or otherwise illegally obtained; 6. (of a person) wanted by the police; 7. the most favoured currently: “the hot favourite”; 8. the latest and freshest: “the hot news is”; “hot tip”
Be off like a bucket of prawns in the hot sun
1. leave very quickly; be out of there; 2. become extremely rotten; stinking
Crash hot
wonderful, the best
Go like hot cakes
selling or given away very fast; be really fast or impressive
Hot air
empty, pretentious talk or writing
Hot cross bun
the sun
Hot enough to boil a monkey's bum
hot
Hot potater
later (pronounced that way)
Hot property
1. person or thing highly valued for its commercial potential; 2. person or thing that is currently all the rage; the in thing or person; 3. sexually attractive person
Hot seat
position involving difficulties or danger
Hot stuff
1. woman or man who is sexually exciting; 2. something or someone of great excellence or interest
Hot to trot
extremely eager; raring to go
Hot under the collar
to get angry
Hot up
1. escalate: “He hotted up his attack”; 2. stir up: “to hot things up a bit”; 3. tune or modify (a motor vehicle) for high speeds
Hot-shot
1. exceptionally proficient; 2. one who is exceptionally proficient, often ostentatiously so
Hot-wire
start (a car) using a wire to bypass the starting key
Hotter than a whore in heat
really hot
In hot water
in trouble
Like a cat on a hot tin-roof
in a state of extreme agitation
Like a cat on hot bricks
in a state of extreme agitation
Off like a bucket of prawns
Red hots
1) the trots; 2) dysentery
Red-hot
1. enthusiastic; keen; avid; 2. extreme; outrageous; 3. highly sexually aroused or arousing; 4. currently the most favoured: “red-hot favourite”
Sell like hot cakes
sell or be removed quickly, especially in large quantities
Shit hot
extremely impressive, extremely good
The hots
strong sexual attraction: “to have the hots for Jack”
| English Idioms WM 1.3a |
| Shakespeare Words |
HOT
HOUSE a brothel
HOUSE a brothel
| Anagram |
hot
tho
tho
| English Slang Dictionary v1.2 |
hot
1. stolen item
2. place crawling with security
1. stolen item
2. place crawling with security
| hEnglish - advanced version |
hot
hot
\hot\ (?), imp. & p. p. of hote. [obs.]
hot
\hot\ (?), a. [compar. hotter (?); superl. hottest (?).] [oe. hot, hat, as. hāt; akin to os. hēt, d. heet, ohg. heiz, g. heiss, icel. heitr, sw. het, dan. heed, hed; cf. goth. heitō fever, hais torch. cf. heat.]
1. having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. "a hotvenison pasty."
2. characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager. achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. there was mouthing in hot haste.
3. lustful; lewd; lecherous.
4. acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
hot
bed (iron manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
hot
wall (gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit.
hot
well (condensing engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. this water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump.
similar words(30)
hot spot
to blow hot and cold
white-hot
hot-short
hot-mouthed
hot flash
hot pot
hot spring
hot wall
hot air
hot bed
hot-tempered
hot blast
red-hot
red-hot poker
hot swapping
in hot water
hot well
red hot
hot bulb
hot-spirited
hot-blooded
hot dog
hot-headed
hot up
hot toddy
hot-brained
hot-livered
hot-head
hot seat
hot
\hot\ (?), imp. & p. p. of hote. [obs.]
hot
\hot\ (?), a. [compar. hotter (?); superl. hottest (?).] [oe. hot, hat, as. hāt; akin to os. hēt, d. heet, ohg. heiz, g. heiss, icel. heitr, sw. het, dan. heed, hed; cf. goth. heitō fever, hais torch. cf. heat.]
1. having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. "a hotvenison pasty."
2. characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager. achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. there was mouthing in hot haste.
3. lustful; lewd; lecherous.
4. acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
hot
bed (iron manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
hot
wall (gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit.
hot
well (condensing engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. this water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump.
similar words(30)
hot spot
to blow hot and cold
white-hot
hot-short
hot-mouthed
hot flash
hot pot
hot spring
hot wall
hot air
hot bed
hot-tempered
hot blast
red-hot
red-hot poker
hot swapping
in hot water
hot well
red hot
hot bulb
hot-spirited
hot-blooded
hot dog
hot-headed
hot up
hot toddy
hot-brained
hot-livered
hot-head
hot seat
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
hot
te, bruithneach
te, bruithneach
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Angerdd
Angerdd = n. hot steam; heat; strength, force
Angerdd = n. hot steam; heat; strength, force
Brwd
Brwd = a. hot, acrid, warm
Gorboeth
Gorboeth = a. intensely hot
Gwresiad
Gwresiad = n. a rendering hot
Gwresogi
Gwresogi = v. to become hot
Gwyniasu
Gwyniasu = v. to make red hot
Poeth
Poeth = a. hot, scorching, fiery
Tesog
Tesog = a. sunny, hot, close, sultry
Twym
Twym = n. a heat; a flush; a. warm, hot, sultry
Hot Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NRC Nuclear Energy Glossary |
Hot
A colloquial term meaning highly radioactive.
A colloquial term meaning highly radioactive.
| Oil and Gas Field Glossary |
HOT
Hang Off Tool
Hang Off Tool
| Energy Glossary |
HOT
(Colloquial) - The word is sometimes used to describe electric utility lines that are carrying electric currently. It also is used to refer to anything that is highly radioactive.
(Colloquial) - The word is sometimes used to describe electric utility lines that are carrying electric currently. It also is used to refer to anything that is highly radioactive.
| Oceanographic, Meteorologal & Climatologal abbreviations and acronyms |
HOT
Hawaii Ocean Time-series
Hawaii Ocean Time-series
| Abbreviation Airbus A340 |
H
Hot (Electrical Point)
Hot (Electrical Point)
Hot Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Guitar Glossary |
Hot
Recording signals to tape at a high level, causing a mild distortion or tape saturation to occur, used as an effect. Hot can also refer to the conductor in a mic cable which has a positive voltage on it at the moment sound pressure moves the diaphragm inward. Hot is also used to describe a chassis or circuit that has a potentially harmful voltage on it.
Recording signals to tape at a high level, causing a mild distortion or tape saturation to occur, used as an effect. Hot can also refer to the conductor in a mic cable which has a positive voltage on it at the moment sound pressure moves the diaphragm inward. Hot is also used to describe a chassis or circuit that has a potentially harmful voltage on it.
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Hot
fal
fal
| Jazz Glossary |
hot
(now little used) once used to describe the real jazz, improvised jazz; also once used to distinguish the real jazz from the fake, and the music that swings from that which doesn't, as in hot jazz.
(now little used) once used to describe the real jazz, improvised jazz; also once used to distinguish the real jazz from the fake, and the music that swings from that which doesn't, as in hot jazz.
| gambling |
Hot
A player who is on a winning streak, or a slot machine that is paying out.
A player who is on a winning streak, or a slot machine that is paying out.
| English - Klingon |
be hot
v. tuj
v. tuj
| Klingon - English |
Hot
v. touch, feel
v. touch, feel
Hot Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| International Relations and Security Acronyms |
HOT
Hold on to
Hold on to
Hot Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Computer Abbreviations v1.5 |
HOT
The Sims (Maxis) Sound File
The Sims (Maxis) Sound File
| INTERNET TERMS&ACRONYMSV1.0 |
HOT
An ISPs keyword to the exiting things happening online at present,the current popular area or item.
An ISPs keyword to the exiting things happening online at present,the current popular area or item.
Hot Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
hot
fervens
fervens
Hot Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Hot
Place the fingers and thumb of the right 'C'
hand at the sides of the mouth, then quickly pivot the hand forward and to the right.
Place the fingers and thumb of the right 'C'
| Phobia |
Thermophobia
Fear of heat
Fear of heat
Hot Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| cigar terms |
Hot
Describes a cigar that is underfilled and has a quick, loose draw. Can cause harsh flavors.
Describes a cigar that is underfilled and has a quick, loose draw. Can cause harsh flavors.
Hot Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Ham
hot; heat; brown
hot; heat; brown
Naharai
my nostrils; hot; anger
Nahor
hoarse; dry; hot
Hot Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Bowling Termes 1.0 |
Hot
When a bowler or team starts lining up strikes.
When a bowler or team starts lining up strikes.
Hot Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Hot
Hot or HOT may refer to:
- Relatively high temperature
- Physical attractiveness
- Jargon used to describe radioactivity or more generally, it can refer to any area that threatens life
- Amphoe Hot, a district of Chiang Mai province, Thailand
- Hot, an Israeli cable company
- High-occupancy toll, a toll enacted on single-occupant vehicles who wish to use lanes designated for the use of high-occupancy vehicles
- Hybrid Orientation Technique
- High-output turbo
- Highly optimized tolerance, a general framework for studying complexity
- Euromissile HOT, an anti-tank missile system developed by Euromissile
- HOT-2, HOT-7, and HOT-17, a series of psychedelic phenethylamines
- Street slang for stolen goods
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