[hot] adj hot.ter ; hot.test [ME, fr. OE hat; akin to OHG heiz hot, Lith kaisti to get hot] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having a relatively high temperature b: capable of giving a sensation of heat or of burning, searing, or scalding c: having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat
2. a: violent, stormy "a ~ temper" "a ~ battle"; also: angry "got ~ about the remark" b: sexually excited or receptive; also: sexy c: eager, zealous "~ for reform" d of jazz: emotionally exciting and marked by strong rhythms and free melodic improvisations
3: having or causing the sensation of an uncomfortable degree of body heat "~ and tired" "it's ~ in here"
4. a: newly made: fresh "a ~ scent" "~ off the press" b: close to something sought "~ on the trail"
5. a: suggestive of heat or of burning or glowing objects "~ colors" b: pungent, peppery
6. a: of intense and immediate interest "some ~ gossip" b: unusually lucky or favorable "on a ~ streak" c: temporarily capable of unusual performance (as in a sport) d: currently popular or in demand "a ~ commodity" e: very good "a ~ idea" "not feeling too ~" f: absurd, unbelievable "wants to fight the champ? that's a ~ one"
7. a: electrically energized esp. with high voltage b: radioactive; also: dealing with radioactive material c of an atom or molecule: being in an excited state
8. a: recently and illegally obtained "~ jewels" b: wanted by the police; also: unsafe for a fugitive 9: fast "a ~ new fighter plane" "a ~ lap around the track" -- hot.ness n -- hot.tish adj -- hot under the collar : extremely exasperated or angry
[2]hot adv (bef. 12c) 1: hotly
2: fast, quickly [3]hot n (13c) 1: heat 1d(1) "the ~ of the day"
2: one that is hot (as a hot meal or a horse just after a workout) 3 pl: strong sexual desire--used with the [4]hot vt hot.ted ; hot.ting (1561) chiefly Southern, southern Midland, & Brit: heat, warm--usu. used with up