hot
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[edit] English
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[edit] Adjective
hot (comparative hotter, superlative hottest)
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- Of an object, having a high temperature.
- Of the weather, causing the air to be hot.
- Of a person or animal, feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- Feverish.
- Of food, spicy.
- Stolen.
- hot merchandise
- (incomparable) Electrically charged
- a hot wire
- (informal) Radioactive.
- (slang) Of a person, very physically or sexually attractive.
- That woman is hot!
- Popular; in demand.
- His new pickup is hot!
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- Am I warm yet? — You're hot!
[edit] Synonyms
- (having a high temperature): heated; see also WikiSaurus:hot
- (of the weather): baking, boiling, boiling hot, sultry, sweltering
- (feeling the sensation of heat): baking, boiling, boiling hot
- (feverish): feverish, having a temperature
- (spicy): piquant, spicy, tangy
- (slang: stolen): stolen
- (electrically charged): live
- (radioactive): radioactive
- (slang: physically or sexually attractive): attractive, beautiful, cute, fit, foxy, gorgeous, handsome, hunky, lush, pretty, sexy, studly, tasty, yummy
[edit] Antonyms
- (having a high temperature): chilled, chilly, cold, cold as ice, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, glacial, ice-cold, icy
- (of the weather): cold, freezing, freezing cold, icy
- (feeling the sensation of heat): freezing, freezing cold
- (spicy): bland, mild
- (electrically charged): neutral, dead
- (slang): lifeless
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective hot
[edit] Translations
having a high temperature
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of the weather
feeling the sensation of heat
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feverish
spicy
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slang: stolen
electrically charged
radioactive
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slang: physically very attractive
popular, in demand
very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed
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[edit] Noun
hot n.
| Inflection for hot | Singular | Plural | ||
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| neuter | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | hot | hotet | hot | hoten |
| Genitive | hots | hotets | hots | hotens |