I. ˈhät adjective
( hot·ter ; hot·test )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hāt; akin to Old High German heiz hot, Lithuanian kaisti to get hot
Date: before 12th century
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 hot temper
a hot battle
also : angry
got hot about the remark
b.
(1) : sexually excited or receptive
(2) : sexy
c. : eager , zealous
hot 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
hot and tired
it's hot in here
4.
a. : newly made : fresh
a hot scent
hot off the press
b. : close to something sought
hot on the trail
5.
a. : suggestive of heat or of burning or glowing objects
hot colors
b. : pungent , peppery
6.
a. : of intense and immediate interest
some hot gossip
b. : unusually lucky or favorable
on a hot streak
c. : temporarily capable of unusual performance (as in a sport)
d. : currently popular or in demand
a hot commodity
e. : very good
a hot idea
not feeling too hot
f. : absurd , unbelievable
wants to fight the champ? that's a hot one
7.
a. : electrically energized especially 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
hot jewels
b. : wanted by the police ; also : unsafe for a fugitive
9. : fast
a hot new fighter plane
a hot lap around the track
• hot·ness noun
• hot·tish ˈhä-tish adjective
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- hot under the collar
II. adverb
Date: before 12th century
1. : hotly
2. : fast , quickly
III. noun
Date: 13th century
1. : heat 1d(1)
the hot of the day
2. : one that is hot (as a hot meal or a horse just after a workout)
3. plural : strong sexual desire — used with the
IV. transitive verb
( hot·ted ; hot·ting )
Date: 1561
chiefly Southern, southern Midland, & British : heat , warm — usually used with up