verb
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(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.
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(with up) To become lively or exciting.
adjective
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(of an object) Having a high temperature.
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He forgot that the frying pan was hot and burned his hand.
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(of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.
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It is hotter in summer than in winter.
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(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
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Aren't you hot with that thick coat on?
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(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
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Be careful, he has a hot temper and may take it out on you.
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Feverish.
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(of food) Spicy.
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Before moving to India, I never ate hot food. The Indians love spicy food.
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Very good, remarkable, exciting.
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He's a hot young player, we should give him a trial.
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Stolen.
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hot merchandise
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Electrically charged.
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a hot wire
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Radioactive.
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(of a person) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
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That stripper is hot!
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Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
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Sexually aroused; randy.
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Enough foreplay! You’ve gotten me so hot already!
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(with for) Attracted to.
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hot for her English teacher
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Popular; in demand.
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This new pickup is so hot we can't keep it in stock!
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Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
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a hot topic
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Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
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Am I warm yet? — You're hot!
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Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
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Fresh; just released.
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Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
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Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
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He was finished in a hot minute.
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Characterized by police presence or activity.
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I wouldn't speed through here if I was you. This area is hot this time of night.
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(of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
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I wouldn't trust him. He gave me a hot check last week.
Examples of hot in a Sentence
Sunday dawned a sunny hot July day.
Her face felt hot again.
It was now hot spring weather.
As the little Wizard turned to follow them he felt a hot breath against his cheek and heard a low, fierce growl.
The hunt is on but the weather is too hot and sticky.
Martha, a come-lately convert to our experiment, offered to fix Howie a hot chocolate in hopes it would induce a snooze.
I am so hot.
He drank hot tea from a glass.
You look as if you'd just come out of a hot bath.
I meant... do I have time to fix you a hot lunch?
Tossing the hot pan holder on the counter, she untied the apron.
When his lips left hers, they seared a hot trail down her neck and onto her breast.
In five minutes, the hot blonde from down the street would jog by.
She turned on the faucet and let it run until it was hot enough then filled the bowl.
The intimacy of the pose made her body hot from the inside out.
He lowered his head until his hot breath tickled her ear.
A small part of her hoped he did or at least, he turned that nuzzling into a hot kiss.
She gasped at the intensity that turned her lower belly into a furnace and swept through her, making her achingly aware of his scent, the heat and smoothness of his skin, the size of his body and the hot mouth pressed against her neck.
His full lips were warm, the tongue that flickered into her mouth hot.
She was hot from the inside out, stunned by the kiss in a way that reminded her of how she barely walked away from his bite.
Omigod, that's so hot!
He took his time, his hot breath on her neck making her shiver.
Jessi's eyes closed at the sensation of his soft lips, hot mouth and the rough stubble that teased her sensitive skin.
Sweating and hot, Jule and Gerry didn't bother to get dressed.
Consequently, during the hot season in Upper India, and at all times except during the rains in the more southern districts, elephants keep much to the denser parts of the forests.
He pushed the hair from her neck and his lips sizzled a hot trail in its wake.
The day grew hot fast, though the surrounding peaks shaded her from the sun itself.
Her gaze blurred, and hot moisture burned down her cheeks.
His body was hot and solid against hers.
His anger burned too hot for him to face her, too hot for him to do anything but drive his wired body into the ground with activity.
On a night like this, she could think of little else she wanted but a cup of Sirian's cider and a hot bath followed by a good night of sleep.
They traveled until the wagon grew hot.
The climate in the south at this time of the year was probably hot, but surely it couldn't hold a candle to the week she had spent in the desert.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, onion rings, French fries - you know, the usual fast food stuff.
Inside, the cabin was hot and stuffy.
The water's cool and refreshing - just the thing after a hot day of work.
Rushing to the bathroom, she stripped and showered, washing the bugs off with soap and hot water.
It was already hot.
How can it be so hot one day and so cold the next?
A hot flush warmed her cheeks again.
With a rush of hot blood through her neck she remembered their exchange the first day.
I meant this is about as hot as it gets in this part of Arkansas.
Getting the iron hot was no easy feat.
Not even a slight breeze stirred the hot air, but the trees seemed to be swaying.
She staggered and wiped an arm across her hot dry forehead.
It was miserably hot again.
Hot fire flew threw her.
The thought made her hot from the inside out.
But he's so hot.
Her face felt hot, and she refused to look at him.