hot : Idioms & Phrases

• adjective satellite as hot as if in an oven
  baking.
  

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Full"-hot` adjective

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1. Very fiery. Shak.

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• noun air that has been heated and tends to rise
  
• noun loud and confused and empty talk
  rhetoric; palaver; empty talk; empty words.
  
  • mere rhetoric

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• adjective satellite thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
  rattled; perturbed; flustered.
  

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• (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.

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Hot" blast`

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1. See under Blast.

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• noun a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
  flapjack; flannel-cake; hotcake; griddlecake; flapcake; pancake; battercake; flannel cake.
  

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• noun a cereal that is served hot
  

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• noun a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
  cocoa; drinking chocolate; chocolate.
  

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• noun moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze
  cross bun.
  

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• noun someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself
  hotdog.
  
• noun a frankfurter served hot on a bun
  hot dog; hotdog.
  
• noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
  frank; dog; wiener; wienerwurst; frankfurter; weenie; hotdog.
  

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• noun sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
  flush.
  

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• noun newly issued stock that is in great public demand
  hot issue.
  

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• noun jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisation
  

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• noun a direct telephone line between two officials
  

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• noun a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table
  table mat.
  
• noun heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad
  heating pad.
  

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• noun a state of sexual arousal
  horniness; hotness.
  
• noun skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment
  

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• noun plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
  tabasco plant; tabasco pepper; Capsicum frutescens.
  
• noun any of various pungent capsicum fruits
  

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• noun a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm
  hotplate.
  

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• noun a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot
  hotpot.
  

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• noun a difficult situation
  
  • he dropped the topic like a hot potato

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• noun a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration
  hot rod.
  

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• noun a pungent peppery sauce
  

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• noun an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
  electric chair; chair; death chair.
  
  • the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair
• noun a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism
  

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• noun a spell of hot weather
  

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• noun a place of political unrest and potential violence
  hotspot.
  
  • the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots
• noun a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
  hotspot.
  
• noun a lively entertainment spot
  hotspot.
  

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• noun a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above
  hot spring; thermal spring.
  

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• noun a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs
  
• noun a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above
  hot spring; thermal spring.
  

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• noun a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects
  

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• noun newly issued stock that is in great public demand
  hot issue.
  

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• noun the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting)
  voluptuousness.
  
  • he thought she was really hot stuff
• noun the quality of being popular
  
  • skiing is hot stuff in New Hampshire

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• noun tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly
  stuffed tomato.
  

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• noun a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot
  toddy.
  

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• noun a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water
  

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• adjective satellite very angry
  

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• verb gain heat or get hot
  heat up; heat.
  
  • The room heated up quickly
• verb make more intense
  heat up; screw up.
  
  • Emotions were screwed up
• verb make more powerful
  soup up; hop up.
  
  • he souped up the old cars

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• (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit.

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• noun actual fighting between the warring parties
  

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• noun a dangerous or distressing predicament
  
  • his views on race got him into political hot water

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• noun any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
  achimenes.
  

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• noun a period of unusually high temperatures
  

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• (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump.

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• noun balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
  

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• adjective satellite prone to emotion
  
  • hot-blooded Latin-Americans

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Hot"-blood`ed adjective

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1. Having hot blood; excitable; high-spirited; irritable; ardent; passionate.

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Hot"-brained` adjective

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1. Ardent in temper; violent; rash; impetuous; as, hot-brained youth. Dryden.

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• noun an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions
  gut issue.
  

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• verb perform intricate maneuvers while skiing
  

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• noun thick chocolate sauce served hot
  fudge sauce.
  

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Hot"-head` noun

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1. A violent, passionate person; a hasty or impetuous person; as, the rant of a hot-head.

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Hot"-head`ed adjective

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1. Fiery; violent; rash; hasty; impetuous; vehement. Macaulay.

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Hot"-liv`ered adjective

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1. Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible. Milton.

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Hot"-mouthed` adjective

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1. Headstrong.

   That hot-mouthed beast that bears against the curb. Dryden.

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• noun stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah
  Penstemon deustus.
  

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• noun a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration
  hot rod.
  

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Hot"-short` adjective

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1. (Metal.) More or less brittle when heated; as, hot-short iron.

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Hot"-spir`it*ed adjective

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1. Having a fierly spirit; hot-headed.

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• adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
  quick-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; choleric; irascible.
  
  • a hotheaded commander

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• noun a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body
  hot-water bag.
  

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• noun a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body
  hot-water bag.
  

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• noun a heater and storage tank to supply heated water
  water heater; hot-water heater.
  

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• noun a heater and storage tank to supply heated water
  water heater; hot-water heater.
  

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• verb start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock
  
  • The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van

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• verb roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot
  

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• noun an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools
  high-speed steel.
  

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• (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. Colloq.

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• boiling hot; hissing hot; very hot. Colloq.

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• noun a frankfurter served hot on a bun
  hot dog; hotdog.
  

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• adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
  toothsome; luscious; juicy; voluptuous.
  
  • juicy barmaids
  • a red-hot mama
  • a voluptuous woman
  • a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
• adjective satellite newest or most recent
  hot.
  
  • news hot off the press
  • red-hot information
• adjective satellite characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
  sizzling.
  
  • a red-hot speech
  • sizzling political issues
• adjective satellite glowing red with heat
  
• adjective satellite very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
  hot; blistering.
  
  • 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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Red"-hot` adjective

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1. Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls. Hence, figuratively, excited; violent; as, a red-hot radical. Shak.

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• noun widely cultivated hybrid poker plant
  Kniphofia praecox.
  

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• (a saying derived from a fable of AEsop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to oppose.

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• adjective satellite intensely zealous or fervid
  
  • fierce white-hot loyalty
• adjective satellite glowing white with heat
  white.
  
  • white flames
  • a white-hot center of the fire

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White"-hot` adjective

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1. White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence.

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