hot
adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
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
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Sense 2 adjective
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
the fighting became hot and heavy
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Sense 3 adjective
extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
a hot temper
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Sense 4 adjective
(color) bold and intense
hot pink
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Sense 5 adjective
sexually excited or exciting
was hot for her
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Sense 6 adjective
recently stolen or smuggled
hot merchandise
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Sense 7 adjective
very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
a hot sports car
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Sense 8 adjective
wanted by the police
a hot suspect
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Sense 9 adjective
producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
hot salsa
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Sense 10 adjective
performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
a hot drummer
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Sense 11 adjective
very popular or successful
one of the hot young talents
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Sense 12 adjective
very unpleasant or even dangerous
make it hot for him
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Sense 13 adjective
newest or most recent
news hot off the press
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Sense 14 adjective
having or bringing unusually good luck
hot at craps
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Sense 15 adjective
very good; often used in the negative
he's hot at math but not so hot at history
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Sense 16 adjective
newly made
a hot scent
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Sense 17 adjective
having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
hot for travel
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Sense 18 adjective
of a seeker; very near to the object sought
you are hot
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Sense 19 adjective
having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
hot fuel rods
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Sense 20 adjective
charged or energized with electricity
a hot wire
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Sense 21 adjective
marked by excited activity
a hot week on the stock market
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | warm |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | cold |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | temperature |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hotness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | baking |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | blistery |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | calefacient |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | calefactory |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | calorifacient |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | calorific |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fervent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fiery |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | heatable |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | heated |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hottish |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | overheated |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | red-hot |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | scorching |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sizzling |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | stifling |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sweltering |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | thermal |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | torrid |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | tropic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | white-hot |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | violent |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | passionate |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | cold |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | emotionality |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | flaming |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | heated |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | sizzling |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | sultry |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | torrid |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | white-hot |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | warm |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hot pants |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | sexy |
| 6 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | illegal |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | fast |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | wanted |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | pepperiness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | tasty |
| 10 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | skilled |
| 11 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | popular |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | unpleasant |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | new |
| 14 | similar to | Related & opposite | lucky |
| 15 | similar to | Related & opposite | good |
| 16 | similar to | Related & opposite | fresh |
| 17 | similar to | Related & opposite | eager |
| 18 | similar to | Related & opposite | near |
| 19 | similar to | Related & opposite | radioactive |
| 20 | domain topic | Related & opposite | electricity |
| 20 | similar to | Related & opposite | charged |
| 21 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 21 | similar to | Related & opposite | active |