Main Entry:

¹hot

Pronunciation:

\ˈhät\

Function:

adjective

Inflected Form(s):

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 heat2 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> dof jazz : emotionally exciting and marked by strong rhythms and free melodic improvisations3: 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, peppery6 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 cof an atom or molecule : being in an excited state8 a: recently and illegally obtained <hot jewels> b: wanted by the police ; also : unsafe for a fugitive9: fast <a hot new fighter plane> <a hot lap around the track>

— hot·ness noun

— hot·tish \ˈhä-tish\ adjective

— hot under the collar

: extremely exasperated or angry