Definitions for hot

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IPA: /hɒt/

Hot is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 12 anagrams from letters in hot (hot).

Definitions for hot

noun

1. the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.

Idioms

1. get hot, Slang. (in sports and games) to become very effective or successful; score or win repeatedly or easily.
2. hot and bothered, Informal. excited, aroused, or flustered: Also, all hot and bothered.
3. hot and heavy, Informal. in an intense, vehement, or passionate manner:
4. hot under the collar. collar (def 23).
5. make it hot for, Informal. to make something unpleasant for; cause trouble for:

adverb

1. in a hot manner; hotly.
2. while hot:
3. Metalworking. at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization:

adjective

1. having or giving off heat; having a high temperature:
2. having or causing a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or producing such a sensation:
3. creating a burning sensation, as on the skin or in the throat:
4. sharply peppery or pungent:
5. having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited:
6. Informal. having a strong enthusiasm; eager:
7. Slang. sexually aroused; lustful. sexy; attractive.
8. violent, furious, or intense:
9. strong or fresh, as a scent or trail.
10. absolutely new; fresh:
11. requiring immediate delivery or correspondence; demanding priority:
12. Slang. skillful in a reckless or daring way:
13. following very closely; close:
14. (of colors) extremely intense:
15. Informal. popular and commercially successful; in demand; marketable:
16. Slang. extremely lucky, good, or favorable:
17. Slang. (in sports and games) playing well or winningly; scoring effectively:
18. Slang. funny; absurd:
19. Games. close to the object or answer that is being sought.
20. Informal. extremely exciting or interesting; sensational or scandalous:
21. Jazz. (of music) emotionally intense, propulsive, and marked by aggressive attack and warm, full tone. (of a musician) skilled in playing hot jazz.
22. Informal. (of a vehicle) capable of attaining extremely high speeds:
23. Slang. stolen recently or otherwise illegal and dangerous to possess: wanted by the police. dangerous.
24. Informal. in the mood to perform exceedingly well, or rapidly, as during a burst of creative work:
25. actively conducting an electric current or containing a high voltage:
26. of, relating to, or noting radioactivity.
27. Metalworking. noting any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization due to the strain:

verb (used with or without object)

1. Chiefly British Informal. to heat; warm (usually followed by up).

Origin of hot

before 1000; 1920-25 for def 23; Middle English ho(o)t, Old English hāt; cognate with Dutch heet, Old Norse heitr, Swedish het, Danish hed, German heiss

Examples for hot

"Here's a fine letter to read on a hot day," called Percival.

The speculation that the next Bond might be black has Rushbo all hot and bothered.

Under the strain of his muscles, iron bars bent like hot wax.

Women want a hot, young thing to parade around on their arm, too.

I think it was the homely smell of hot buttered toast that did it.

Once hot, add the shallots, apples, cranberries, and remaining cranberry juice to the pan.

There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.

My brother is hot and fiery; Mr Chatterton is rash and headstrong.

Celine stared, resting no slight weight on the hot flat-iron.

Even the hot Jewish women I mentioned above did something a bit more “intellectual” than pageantry: acting.