Hot (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants".
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Meaning 2
Performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight".
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Meaning 4
Of a seeker; very near to the object sought; "you are hot".
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Meaning 5
Charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire".
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Meaning 6
Producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot"; "a spicy sauce"; "I like my chili extra spicy".
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Meaning 7
Having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight".
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Meaning 8
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".
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Meaning 9
Having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory".
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Meaning 10
Newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information".
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Meaning 11
Very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history".
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Meaning 12
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".
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Meaning 13
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".
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Meaning 14
Very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water".
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Meaning 15
Wanted by the police; "a hot suspect".
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- The police had been searching for the hot suspect in the robbery for weeks.
- Detectives considered him a hot lead in the murder investigation.
- After the getaway car was spotted, the driver became a hot target for the highway patrol.
- The authorities were on the lookout for a hot fugitive who had escaped from prison.
- The detective was hot on the trail of a suspect who had been evading capture for months.
Meaning 17
Very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season".
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Meaning 18
Recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car".
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Meaning 19
Having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel".
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Meaning 20
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".
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Meaning 21
Marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market".
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