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hot in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- 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 hot red-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"
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"
hot
- marked by excited activity
"a hot week on the stock market"
hot
- charged or energized with electricity
"a hot wire"; "a live wire"
hot live
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
"hot for travel"
hot
- newly made
"a hot scent"
hot
- very good; often used in the negative
"he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
hot
- recently stolen or smuggled
"hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
hot
- having or bringing unusually good luck
"hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"
hot
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
"you are hot"
hot
- newest or most recent
"news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"
hot red-hot
- very popular or successful
"one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
hot
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
"hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
hot
- sexually excited or exciting
"was hot for her"; "hot pants"
hot
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
"a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"
hot
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
"hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot"
hot spicy
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
"make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
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"
hot raging
- wanted by the police
"a hot suspect"
hot
- (color) bold and intense
"hot pink"
hot
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University