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hot in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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 
  2. 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 
  3. 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 
  4. marked by excited activity
    "a hot week on the stock market"
    hot 
  5. charged or energized with electricity
    "a hot wire"; "a live wire"
    hot  live 
  6. having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
    "hot for travel"
    hot 
  7. newly made
    "a hot scent"
    hot 
  8. very good; often used in the negative
    "he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
    hot 
  9. recently stolen or smuggled
    "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
    hot 
  10. having or bringing unusually good luck
    "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"
    hot 
  11. of a seeker; very near to the object sought
    "you are hot"
    hot 
  12. newest or most recent
    "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"
    hot  red-hot 
  13. very popular or successful
    "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
    hot 
  14. having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
    "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
    hot 
  15. sexually excited or exciting
    "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
    hot 
  16. performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
    "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"
    hot 
  17. producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
    "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot"
    hot  spicy 
  18. very unpleasant or even dangerous
    "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
    hot 
  19. 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 
  20. wanted by the police
    "a hot suspect"
    hot 
  21. (color) bold and intense
    "hot pink"
    hot 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University