HOT SEAT

Meaning of HOT SEAT in English

Slang.

1. See electric chair .

2. a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation: I'm in the hot seat because of the contract I lost.

[ 1915-20 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HOT SEAT — noun Date: 1925 electric chair , a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOT SEAT — noun 1. slang : electric chair 2. : a position of uneasiness or embarrassment or anxiety : a position involving …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOT SEAT — electric chair
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOT SEAT — Date: 1925 1. slang : electric chair 2. : a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOT SEAT — Function: noun Date: 1925 1 slang : ELECTRIC CHAIR 2 : a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOT SEAT — ■ noun ( the ~ ) informal 1》 the position of a person who carries full responsibility for something. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOT SEAT — [hot seat] n (1925) 1 slang: electric chair 2: a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOT SEAT — noun [ sing. ] ( informal ) if sb is in the hot seat , they have to take responsibility …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT SEAT — If you are in the hot seat , you are responsible for making important and difficult decisions. ( INFORMAL ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT SEAT — If you are in the ~, you are responsible for making important and difficult decisions. (INFORMAL) He is to remain …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOT SEAT — Synonyms and related words : ax, beheading, block, burning, capital punishment, cross, crucifixion, death chair, death chamber, decapitation, decollation, defenestration, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOT SEAT — {n.}, {slang} 1. The electric chair used to cause death by electrocution in legal executions. * /Many a man has …
Slang English vocab
HOT SEAT — {n.}, {slang} 1. The electric chair used to cause death by electrocution in legal executions. * /Many a man has …
Словарь английских идиом
HOT SEAT — n. , slang 1. The electric chair used to cause death by electrocution in legal executions. Many a man has …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HOT SEAT — разг. трудное положение to be in the hot seat ≈ быть ответственным за принятие решения
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOT SEAT — _n. _собир.; to be in the hot seat - быть ответственным за принятие решения
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOT SEAT — разг.трудное положение to be in the hot seat — быть в сложном, трудном положении
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOT SEAT — электрический стул
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOT SEAT — электрический стул
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOT SEAT — разг. трудное положение to be in the hot seat — быть в сложном, трудном положении
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOT SEAT — разг. трудное положение to be in the hot seat — быть в сложном, трудном положении
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOT SEAT — _n. _собир.; to be in the hot seat - быть ответственным за принятие решения
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HOT SEAT — n. собир.; to be in the hot seat - быть ответственным за принятие решения
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HOT SEAT — n 1) infml The politician will be in the hot seat on television tonight answering some unpleasant questions — Этот политический деятель …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HOT SEAT — n 1) infml The politician will be in the hot seat on television tonight answering some unpleasant questions — Этот …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HOT SEAT — hot seat n 1. infml The politician will be in the hot seat on television tonight answering some unpleasant questions …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HOT SEAT — 1) The politician will be in the hot seat on television tonight answering some unpleasant questions — Этот политический деятель …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HOT SEAT — 1) сленг электрический стул 2) упр. опасная [горячая] должность*(должность или функция, которая навлекает на исполнителя чрезмерный критицизм общественности или требует чрезвычайно …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
HOT SEAT — разг. трудное положение to be in the hot seat ≈ быть ответственным за принятие решения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEAT — I. ˈsēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti, from the stem of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOT — I. ˈhät, usu -äd.+V adjective ( hotter ; hottest ) Etymology: Middle English hoot, hot, from Old English hāt; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEAT — — seater , n. — seatless , adj. /seet/ , n. 1. something designed to support a person in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOT — — hotly , adv. — hotness , n. /hot/ , adj., hotter, hottest , adv., v., hotted, hotting , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEAT — I. ˈsēt noun Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti; akin to Old English gesete seat, sittan to sit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOT — I. ˈhät adjective ( hot·ter ; hot·test ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hāt; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEAT — noun posture, or way of sitting, on horseback. 2. seat ·vt to fix; to set firm. 3. seat ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
SEAT — [seat] n [ME sete, fr. ON saeti; akin to OE gesete seat, sittan to sit] (13c) 1 a: a special …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOT — [hot] adj hot.ter ; hot.test [ME, fr. OE hat; akin to OHG heiz hot, Lith kaisti to get hot] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOT — hot BrE AmE hɒt AmE hɑːt ▷ hots hɒts AmE hɑːts ▷ hotted ˈhɒt ɪd -əd AmE ˈhɑːt̬ əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEAT — / siːt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PLACE TO SIT 1. a place where you can sit, for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT — / hɒt; NAmE hɑːt/ adjective , verb ■ adjective ( hot·ter , hot·test ) TEMPERATURE 1. having a high temperature; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEAT — I. seat 1 S2 W1 /siːt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ seat , ↑ seating ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOT — I. hot 1 S1 W2 /hɒt $ hɑːt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative hotter , superlative hottest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOT — adj., v., & adv. --adj. (hotter, hottest) 1 a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEAT — n. & v. n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOT — adj., v., & adv. adj. (hotter, hottest) 1 a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
HOT — adj., v., & adv. --adj. (hotter, hottest) 1. a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Oxford English vocab
SEAT — ( seats, seating, seated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A seat …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT — ( hotter, hottest, hots, hotting, hotted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chair leg/arm/back/seat ▪ The chair leg has broken. a seat in parliament (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/warm/hot spell ▪ There was a very cold spell in late November. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOT — Synonyms and related words : OK, Titian, Titian-red, abandoned, ablaze, ace-high, activated, afire, animal, ape about, aphrodisiomaniacal, approaching, approximate, approximating, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOT — INDEX: 1. objects/surfaces/liquids 2. food/drink 3. room/place/weather 4. warm, but not hot 5. when you feel hot 6. clothes that …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOT — See ↑ FASHIONABLE/NOT FASHIONABLE 1, ↑ HOT 1,2,3,5, ↑ TASTE 6, ↑ WEATHER 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ baking/baking hot • …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOT — adj. 25B6; adjective hot food : HEATED, piping (hot), sizzling, steaming, roasting, boiling (hot), searing, scorching, scalding, red-hot. a hot …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOT — adj. 1 fiery, white-hot, red-hot, piping hot, burning, blistering, scorching, roasting, frying, sizzling, searing, boiling, scalding, steaming, simmering, torrid, sweltering, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SEAT — 1. A surface upon which another part rests or seats. Example: valve seat is matched surface upon which valve face …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
SEAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) сиденье, то, на чем сидят (как целый предмет, или как та часть предмета, на которой именно …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOT — 1. прил. 1) горячий; жаркий; разогретый; накаленный boiling hot ≈ кипящий piping, scalding hot ≈ обжигающе горячий I detest hot …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEAT — seat.ogg 1. si:t n 1. 1> место ( для сидения ) driver's pilot's seat - место водителя пилота a car …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOT — 1. hɒt a 1. 1> горячий, жаркий hot weather - жаркая погода hot air - нагретый воздух см. тж. hot …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEAT — 1) сиденье 2) стул; кресло 3) опорная поверхность; опора 4) гнездо 5) седло ( клапана ) 6) упорный башмак 7) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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