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adjective

ˈhät How to pronounce hot (audio)
Definition of hotnext
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as in boiling
having a notably high temperature the casserole, just out of the oven, was too hot to eat

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as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles this spring it's the cool shades of lipstick that are hot

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as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval was surprised to learn that American jazz has long been hot in Russia

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as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity your hot temper is going to get you in trouble a hot battle for first place in the American League

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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest we were hot to get the baseball game started and wished it would stop raining

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as in sexy
sexually attractive my sisters only watched the game because they think the outfielder is hot

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as in angry
feeling or showing anger you don't have to get all hot about it

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as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed bought a hot new car that should tear up the roadways

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as in excellent
of the very best kind since you're guilty as hell, you'd better get a hot lawyer

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as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire he admitted that the nude photos made him hot

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hot

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adverb

as in fast
with great speed workers were working hot and heavy to repair the breach in the levee

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Recent Examples of hot
Adjective
Listen to this article The Chicago Cubs are expected to be hot during the 2025 season, but the forecast for first pitch at 1:20 p.m. Friday at Wrigley Field is not. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 Rice is off to a hot start in 2025 as the left-handed hitter entered Thursday’s contest 5-for-13 (.385) with two homers carrying his hard-hitting spring display into the regular season. — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Missouri came out hot in the third quarter, quickly taking a lead. — Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2023 In 2019 Bodin Danielsson and Töres Theorell of Stockholm University studied hot-desking offices that skimped on breakout rooms or otherwise didn't have enough space for everyone to find a work space to their liking, and employees were unhappier with this office type. — George Musser, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot
  1. boiling
  2. modern
  3. fashionable
  4. violent
  5. excited
  6. sexy
  7. angry
  8. rapid
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  • One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
  • If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Definition of boiling
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  • The curved, low-profile silhouette creates a modern spin on the otherwise classic design, while the chair’s high-density foam filling offers superior support.
    — Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But humans have been using myth and legend as motivation for centuries, and Buffy’s challenges are just a modern variation of the trials faced by Odysseus, Beowulf and other warriors.
    — J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of modern
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  • For example, one of the male characters in the story named Dingley will wear two vests on top of one other, which Reynoso said was inspired by the early 2000s clothing trend when fashionable young men wore two layered Polo shirts with their collars popped up.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Whistler elongates the fashionable figures into letter openers, and life into a series of dinner invitations to be sliced open.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of fashionable
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  • Bravo’s family said the 28-year-old was ending a violent relationship.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Adams said the pair had discussed how to combat violent migrant gangs and embedding more New York Police Department officers into federal task forces.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of violent
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  • Julianne being available and excited, wanting to come and play in the sandbox; James, similarly.
    — EW Staff, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • So, when the opportunity to visit Tanzania arose, I was intrigued and excited to embark on this journey.
    — Ronny Maye, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of excited
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  • The Buffs get Disney to air their spring game and the NFL to air what’s more or less a sexier version of the old Presidential Physical Fitness Test.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Here are five players the Vikings should target: Will Fries, guard Not the sexiest name out there by any means, Fries might be the best interior offensive lineman available.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of sexy
Adjective
  • Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King’s funeral.
    — Made by History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Related article People are angry at Gen Z taking photos of airport trays.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of angry
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  • According to a 2024 study published by Realtor.com, Texas accounted for 15 percent of new housing permits issued across the U.S., despite only making up 9 percent of its population, helping to keep prices and rents relatively cheap despite the rapid inflow of people.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
  • By 540 million years ago, the Cambrian explosion was underway — a rapid diversification of life that saw the emergence of complex multicellular organisms, predatory behavior and the foundations of modern ecosystems.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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