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 heat
2 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> d of jazz : emotionally exciting and marked by strong rhythms and free melodic improvisations
3 : 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, peppery
6 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 c of an atom or molecule : being in an excited state
8 a : recently and illegally obtained <hot jewels> b : wanted by the police; also : unsafe for a fugitive
9 : 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