hot

  • (a) 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
  • (s) 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
    raging,
  • (a) 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
  • (s) (color) bold and intense
    • hot pink
  • (s) sexually excited or exciting
    • was hot for her
    • hot pants
  • (s) recently stolen or smuggled
    • hot merchandise
    • a hot car
  • (s) very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
    • a hot sports car
    • a blistering pace
    • got off to a hot start
    • in hot pursuit
    • a red-hot line drive
    blistering, red-hot,
  • (s) wanted by the police
    • a hot suspect
  • (s) producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
    • hot salsa
    • jalapeno peppers are very hot
    spicy,
  • (s) performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
    • a hot drummer
    • he's hot tonight
  • (s) very popular or successful
    • one of the hot young talents
    • cabbage patch dolls were hot last season
  • (s) very unpleasant or even dangerous
    • make it hot for him
    • in the hot seat
    • in hot water
  • (s) newest or most recent
    • news hot off the press
    • red-hot information
    red-hot,
  • (s) having or bringing unusually good luck
    • hot at craps
    • the dice are hot tonight
  • (s) very good; often used in the negative
    • he's hot at math but not so hot at history
  • (s) newly made
    • a hot scent
  • (s) having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
    • hot for travel
  • (s) of a seeker; very near to the object sought
    • you are hot
  • (s) having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
    • hot fuel rods
    • a hot laboratory
  • (s) charged or energized with electricity
    • a hot wire
    • a live wire
    live,
  • (s) marked by excited activity
    • a hot week on the stock market

Synonyms

raging blistering red-hot spicy live

Antonyms

cold

See also

warm passionate

Words of close approximity

hob hod hoe hog hop hoy
HA Hb he HF hg hi hl hm HN Ho H.P. HP HQ hr Hs Hz
hag haj ham Han hao hap hat haw hay HCG HDL Hel hem hen hep het hew hex HFC HHS hie hin hip hit HIV HMO HND hob hod hoe hog hop hoy HRT HUA hub HUD hue hug hum Hun Hus hut
hot air hot-air balloon hot and bothered hotbed hot-blooded hotbox hot-button issue hotcake hot cake hot cereal hot chocolate hotchpotch hot cross bun hotdog hot dog hot-dog hotdog bun Hotei hotei-chiku hotel hotel bill hotel-casino hotel clerk hotel desk clerk hotel detective hotelier hotelkeeper hotelman hotel manager hotel occupancy hotel plan hotel room hot flash hotfoot hot-fudge sauce Hoth hothead hotheaded hothouse Hothr hot issue hot jazz hot line hotly hotness hot pad hot pants hot pepper hotplate hot plate hotpot hot pot hot potato hot-rock penstemon hot rod hot-rod hot sauce hot seat hotshot hot spell hotspot hot spot hot spring Hot Springs Hot Springs National Park hotspur hot stock hot stuff hot stuffed tomato hot-tempered Hottentot Hottentot bread Hottentot bread vine Hottentot fig Hottentot's bread Hottentot's bread vine Hottentot's fig hottish hot toddy Hottonia Hottonia inflata Hottonia palustris hot tub hot under the collar hot up hot war hot water hot-water bag hot-water bottle hot-water heater hot water plant hot-water tank hot weather hot-wire hot-work hot-work steel