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hot
(hŏt)adj. hot·ter, hot·test
1.
a. Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.
b. Being at a high temperature.
2. Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead.
3. Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy: hot peppers; a hot curry.
4.
a. Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire.
b. Radioactive or designed to use radioactive materials.
5.
a. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.
b. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.
6.
a. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
b. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
c. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
7. Slang
a. Sexually attractive.
b. Sexually attracted; full of desire: In this week's show, the surgeon is really hot for the new intern.
c. Sexually aroused.
8. Slang
a. Recently stolen: a hot car.
b. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
9. Close to a successful solution or conclusion: hot on the trail.
10. Informal
a. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
b. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
c. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
11. Slang Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative: I'm not so hot at math.
12. Slang Funny or absurd: told a hot one about the neighbors' dog.
13. Slang
a. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
b. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
c. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
d. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
14. Music Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation: hot jazz.
15. Bold and bright.
adv.
1. In a hot manner; hotly.
2. While hot: foods that are best eaten hot.
tr.v. hot·ted, hot·ting, hots
Idioms: Informal To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up: "His book is an exercise in the fashionable art of instant history, in which every episode is hotted up with an anecdote" (Harper's).
hot and bothered Informal
In a state of agitated excitement; flustered: all hot and bothered before the opening performance.
hot and heavy
1. Informal Passionate or intense: Interest in the new stock was hot and heavy.
2. Characterized by or engaging in amorous or sexual activity.
hot to trot Slang
1. Sexually avid; lascivious.
2. Ready and willing; eager.
hot under the collar Informal
Angry.
make it hot for Slang
To make things uncomfortable or dangerous for: Don't make it hot for yourself by needlessly finding fault.
hot′ness n.
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hot
(hɒt)adj, hotter or hottest
1. (General Physics) having a relatively high temperature
2. having a temperature higher than desirable
3. causing or having a sensation of bodily heat
4. (Cookery) causing a burning sensation on the tongue: hot mustard; a hot curry.
5. expressing or feeling intense emotion, such as embarrassment, anger, or lust
6. intense or vehement: a hot argument.
7. recent; fresh; new: a hot trial; hot from the press.
8. (Ball Games, other than specified) ball games (of a ball) thrown or struck hard, and so difficult to respond to
9. much favoured or approved: a hot tip; a hot favourite.
10. (General Physics) informal having a dangerously high level of radioactivity: a hot laboratory.
11. slang (of goods or money) stolen, smuggled, or otherwise illegally obtained
12. slang (of people) being sought by the police
13. informal sexually attractive
14. (Colours) (of a colour) intense; striking: hot pink.
15. close or following closely: hot on the scent.
16. (General Physics) informal at a dangerously high electric potential: a hot terminal.
17. (General Physics) physics having an energy level higher than that of the ground state: a hot atom.
18. slang impressive or good of its kind (esp in the phrase not so hot)
19. (Jazz) jazz slang arousing great excitement or enthusiasm by inspired improvisation, strong rhythms, etc
20. informal dangerous or unpleasant (esp in the phrase make it hot for someone)
21. (Games, other than specified) (in various searching or guessing games) very near the answer or object to be found
22. (Metallurgy) metallurgy (of a process) at a sufficiently high temperature for metal to be in a soft workable state
23. informal Austral and NZ (of a price, charge, etc) excessive
24. give it hot give it to someone hot to punish or thrash someone
25. hot on informal
a. very severe: the police are hot on drunk drivers.
b. particularly skilled at or knowledgeable about: he's hot on vintage cars.
26. hot under the collar informal aroused with anger, annoyance, etc
27. in hot water informal in trouble, esp with those in authority
adv
in a hot manner; hotly
[Old English hāt; related to Old High German heiz, Old Norse heitr, Gothic heito fever]
ˈhotly adv
ˈhotness n
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hot
(hɒt)adj. hot•ter, hot•test,
adv.
n. adj.
1. having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: hot coffee.
2. having, attended with, or causing a sensation of great bodily heat.
3. sharply peppery or pungent: Is this mustard hot?
4. having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; vehement: a hot temper.
5. Slang.
a. sexually aroused; lustful.
b. sexy; attractive.
6. violent, furious, or intense: the hottest battle of the war.
7. strong or fresh, as a scent or trail.
8. absolutely new; fresh: hot off the press.
9. following very closely; close: hot on the trail.
10. Informal. very good: not so hot.
11. (of colors) extremely intense: hot pink.
12. Informal. currently popular or in demand.
13. Slang. extremely lucky or favorable.
14. Slang. (in sports and games) playing well or winningly; scoring effectively.
15. Slang. funny; absurd: That's a hot one!
16. (in games) close to the object or answer being sought.
17. Informal. extremely exciting or interesting; sensational: hot news.
18.
a. (of jazz) emotionally intense, propulsive, and marked by aggressive attack and warm, full tone.
b. (of a musician) skilled in playing hot jazz.
19. Informal. (of a vehicle) capable of attaining extremely high speeds.
20. Slang.
a. stolen recently or otherwise illegal and dangerous to possess.
b. wanted by the police.
c. dangerous.
21. Informal. in a state of mind to perform exceedingly well or rapidly.
22. actively conducting an electric current or containing a high voltage: a hot wire.
23. radioactive.
24. noting any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization: hot working.
adv. 25. in a hot manner; hotly.
26. while hot.
27. at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization: The wire was drawn hot.
n. 28. the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire.
Idioms: 1. hot and heavy, Informal. in an intense, vehement, or passionate manner.
2. hot under the collar, Informal. angry; excited; upset.
[before 1000; Middle English ho(o)t, Old English hāt, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon hēt, Old High German heiz, Old Norse heitr]
hot′ly, adv.
hot′ness, n.
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hot
Past participle: hotted
Gerund: hotting
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| Adj. | 1. | hot - 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" warm - having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat" cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" |
| 2. | hot - 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" violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" | |
| 3. | hot - 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" passionate - having or expressing strong emotions cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold" | |
| 4. | hot - (color) bold and intense; "hot pink" warm - (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange" | |
| 5. | hot - sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants" sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" | |
| 6. | hot - recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" | |
| 7. |  hot - 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"fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" | |
| 8. | hot - wanted by the police; "a hot suspect" wanted - desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster" | |
| 9. | hot - producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot" tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" | |
| 10. | hot - performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" | |
| 11. | hot - very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech popular - regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular" | |
| 12. | hot - very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water" unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" | |
| 13. | hot - newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information" new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" | |
| 14. | hot - having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight" lucky - having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man" | |
| 15. | hot - very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" | |
| 16. | hot - newly made; "a hot scent" fresh - recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" | |
| 17. | hot - having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel" eager - having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look" | |
| 18. | hot - of a seeker; very near to the object sought; "you are hot" | |
| 19. | hot - having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory" radioactive - exhibiting or caused by radioactivity; "radioactive isotope"; "radioactive decay"; "radioactive fallout" | |
| 20. | hot - charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" electricity - a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons charged - of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" | |
| 21. | hot - marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" |
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hot
adjective
1. heated, burning, boiling, steaming, flaming, roasting, searing, blistering, fiery, scorching, scalding, piping hot Cook the meat quickly on a hot barbecue plate.
2. warm, close, stifling, humid, torrid, sultry, sweltering, balmy, muggy It was too hot even for a gentle stroll.
warm cold, cool, freezing, icy, chilly, frosty, frigid, parky (Brit. informal)
warm cold, cool, freezing, icy, chilly, frosty, frigid, parky (Brit. informal)
5. intense, passionate, heated, spirited, excited, fierce, lively, animated, ardent, inflamed, fervent, impassioned, fervid The nature of Scottishness is a matter of hot debate in Scotland.
6. new, latest, fresh, recent, up to date, just out, up to the minute, bang up to date (informal), hot off the press If you hear any hot news, tell me won't you.
new old, stale, trite, passé
new old, stale, trite, passé
7. popular, hip, fashionable, cool, in demand, sought-after, must-see, in vogue, the new, du jour (French), culty a ticket for the hottest show in town
popular unpopular, out of favour
popular unpopular, out of favour
8. fierce, intense, strong, keen, competitive, cut-throat hot competition from abroad
9. fiery, violent, raging, passionate, stormy, touchy, vehement, impetuous, irascible His hot temper was making it difficult for others to work with him.
fiery calm, moderate, mild, indifferent, apathetic, dispassionate, half-hearted
fiery calm, moderate, mild, indifferent, apathetic, dispassionate, half-hearted
10. stolen, dodgy (Brit. informal), illicit, smuggled, bootleg, contraband, under the counter, knockoff (informal) Buying hot goods is no longer a criminal offence.
blow hot and cold dither, vacillate, hesitate, waver, be unsure, be undecided, hum and haw (Brit. informal), shilly-shally, swither (Scot. dialect) I blew hot and cold as I weighed up the pros and cons.
hot on the heels of something or someone shortly after, soon after, immediately after, right after, close behind, straight after, hard on the heels of, directly after The shock news comes hot on the heels of the company axing its site in Scotland.
hot under the collar (Informal) angry, cross, furious, annoyed, put out, fed up, infuriated, incensed, enraged, aggrieved, irate, hacked off (informal), brassed off (Brit. informal) Some of them were getting very hot under the collar about tax issues.
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hot
adjective1. Marked by much heat:
2. Being at a higher temperature than is normal or desirable:
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hot
[hɒt]A. ADJ (hotter (compar) (hottest (superl)))
1. (gen) → caliente; [climate] → cálido; [day, summer] → caluroso, de calor; [sun] → abrasador
with running hot and cold water → con agua corriente caliente y fría
it was a very hot day → fue un día de mucho calor
it was a hot and tiring walk → fue una caminata que nos hizo sudar y nos cansó mucho
a nice hot bath → un buen baño caliente
to be hot [thing] → estar caliente; [weather] → hacer calor; [person] → tener calor
this room is hot → hace calor en esta habitación
to be very hot [thing] → estar muy caliente; [weather] → hacer mucho calor; [person] → tener mucho calor
I'm too hot → tengo demasiado calor
it made me go hot and cold → me dio escalofríos
to get hot [thing] → calentarse; [weather] → empezar a hacer calor; [person] I'm getting hot → me está entrando calor
to get (all) hot and bothered → sofocarse
you're getting hot (fig) (when guessing) → caliente, caliente
with running hot and cold water → con agua corriente caliente y fría
it was a very hot day → fue un día de mucho calor
it was a hot and tiring walk → fue una caminata que nos hizo sudar y nos cansó mucho
a nice hot bath → un buen baño caliente
to be hot [thing] → estar caliente; [weather] → hacer calor; [person] → tener calor
this room is hot → hace calor en esta habitación
to be very hot [thing] → estar muy caliente; [weather] → hacer mucho calor; [person] → tener mucho calor
I'm too hot → tengo demasiado calor
it made me go hot and cold → me dio escalofríos
to get hot [thing] → calentarse; [weather] → empezar a hacer calor; [person] I'm getting hot → me está entrando calor
to get (all) hot and bothered → sofocarse
you're getting hot (fig) (when guessing) → caliente, caliente
2. (= spicy, peppery) [taste, food] → picante
this food is very hot → esta comida es muy picante
Mexican food's too hot → la comida mejicana es demasiado picante
this food is very hot → esta comida es muy picante
Mexican food's too hot → la comida mejicana es demasiado picante
3. (fig) [contest] → muy reñido; [temper] → malo; [dispute] → acalorado
hot favourite → gran favorito m
to make it hot for sb → hacerle la vida imposible a algn
to make a place too hot for sb → hacer que algn se vaya de un lugar haciéndole la vida imposible
hot money → dinero m caliente
hot news → noticias fpl de última hora
he's a pretty hot player → es un jugador experto
he has a hot temper → tiene mal genio or carácter
a hot tip → información f de buenas tintas or de fuente fidedigna
to be in/get into hot water → estar/meterse en problemas
to be hot under the collar → estar acalorado
to get hot under the collar → acalorarse
to be too hot to handle he's/it's too hot to handle → es demasiado
that's a hot button or a hot-button issue (US) → ése es un asunto polémico, ése es un tema candente
these accusations have hit a hot button in the black community → estas acusaciones han levantado ampollas entre la población negra
see also pursuit
hot favourite → gran favorito m
to make it hot for sb → hacerle la vida imposible a algn
to make a place too hot for sb → hacer que algn se vaya de un lugar haciéndole la vida imposible
hot money → dinero m caliente
hot news → noticias fpl de última hora
he's a pretty hot player → es un jugador experto
he has a hot temper → tiene mal genio or carácter
a hot tip → información f de buenas tintas or de fuente fidedigna
to be in/get into hot water → estar/meterse en problemas
to be hot under the collar → estar acalorado
to get hot under the collar → acalorarse
to be too hot to handle he's/it's too hot to handle → es demasiado
that's a hot button or a hot-button issue (US) → ése es un asunto polémico, ése es un tema candente
these accusations have hit a hot button in the black community → estas acusaciones han levantado ampollas entre la población negra
see also pursuit
B. ADV to be hot on sb's trail or heels → pisar los talones a algn
news hot from the press → una noticia que acaba de publicarse en la prensa
to blow hot and cold → ser veleta, mudar a todos los vientos
news hot from the press → una noticia que acaba de publicarse en la prensa
to blow hot and cold → ser veleta, mudar a todos los vientos
D. CPD hot air N (fig) → palabras fpl al aire
hot cross bun N bollo a base de especias y pasas marcado con una cruz y que se come en Viernes Santo
hot dog N (Culin) → perrito m caliente, hot dog m, pancho m (S. Cone)
hot flash N (US) = hot flush hot flush N (Brit) → sofoco m de calor
hot goods NPL → artículos mpl robados
hot line N → teléfono m rojo
hot potato N → cuestión f muy discutida
hot seat N to be in the hot seat → estar expuesto
hot spot N (Pol) → lugar m de peligro; (for amusement) → lugar m de diversión; (= night club) → sala f de fiestas
hot springs NPL → aguas fpl termales
hot stuff N to be hot stuff (= expert) → ser un hacha; (= sexy) → estar como un tren
he's pretty hot stuff at maths → es un hacha or un as para las matemáticas
hot tub N → jacuzzi ® m
hot cross bun N bollo a base de especias y pasas marcado con una cruz y que se come en Viernes Santo
hot dog N (Culin) → perrito m caliente, hot dog m, pancho m (S. Cone)
hot flash N (US) = hot flush hot flush N (Brit) → sofoco m de calor
hot goods NPL → artículos mpl robados
hot line N → teléfono m rojo
hot potato N → cuestión f muy discutida
hot seat N to be in the hot seat → estar expuesto
hot spot N (Pol) → lugar m de peligro; (for amusement) → lugar m de diversión; (= night club) → sala f de fiestas
hot springs NPL → aguas fpl termales
hot stuff N to be hot stuff (= expert) → ser un hacha; (= sexy) → estar como un tren
he's pretty hot stuff at maths → es un hacha or un as para las matemáticas
hot tub N → jacuzzi ® m
hot up (esp Brit)
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hot
(hot) adjective3. (of food) having a sharp, burning taste. a hot curry.picante
5. recent; fresh. hot news.reciente; frescas
ˈhotly adverb1. eagerly; quickly. The thieves were hotly pursued by the police. muy de cerca; con ahínco
2. angrily; passionately. The accusations were hotly denied.rotundamente
hot air boastful words, promises that will not be kept etc. Most of what he said was just hot air. palabras al aire
ˌhot-ˈblooded adjective passionate; having strong feelings. hot-blooded young men.apasionado, ardiente
hot dog a hot sausage sandwich. perrito caliente
ˈhotfoot adverb in a great hurry. He arrived hotfoot from the meeting. corriendo, con mucha prisa, a toda velocidad
ˈhothead nounˌhotˈheaded adjectiveˈhothouse noun a glass-house kept warm for growing plants in. He grows orchids in his hothouse.invernadero
ˈhot-plate noun1. the part of a cooker on which food is heated for cooking. hornillo, placa de cocina
2. a portable heated plate of metal etc for keeping plates of food etc hot. calientaplatos
be in hot water, get into hot water to be in or get into trouble. estar/meterse en problemas
hot up – past tense, past participle ˈhotted – verb to increase; to become more exciting etc. animarse, ponerse caliente
in hot pursuit chasing as fast as one can. The thief ran off, with the shopkeeper in hot pursuit. pisándole los talones
like hot cakes very quickly. These books are selling like hot cakes. como rosquillas
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hot
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hot
a. caliente, de temperatura alta; contaminado-a por material radioactivo;
___ flashes → fogaje, sofoco; rubores, bochorno.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- I'm too hot → Tengo mucho calor
- It's very hot → Hace mucho calor
- It's a little too hot (US)
It's a bit too hot (UK) → Hace demasiado calor - Is hot water included in the price? → ¿Está el agua caliente incluida en el precio?
- There's no hot water (US)
There is no hot water (UK) → No hay agua caliente - The room is too hot → En la habitación hace mucho calor
- The food is too hot → La comida está demasiado caliente
- I feel hot → Me siento acalorado
- Hot tea, please (US)
A tea, please (UK) → Un té, por favor
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hot
adj (comp hotter; super hottest) caliente; (to the taste) picante; to be — tener calor; (the weather) hacer calor; to feel — sentir calor; Do you feel hot all the time?..¿Siente calor todo el tiempo?English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.