Definição de 'hot'

Frequência da palavra

hot

(hɒt )

Formas da palavra:comparative hotter , superlative hottest , 3rd person singular present tense hots , present participle hotting , past tense, past participle hotted

1. adjectivo

Something that is hot has a high temperature.

When the oil is hot, add the sliced onion.

What he needed was a hot bath and a good sleep.

Metal-handled pans can get really hot and burn you.

2. adjectivo

Hot is used to describe the weather or the air in a room or building when the temperature is high.

It was too hot even for a gentle stroll.

It was a hot, humid summer day.

My small greenhouse gets very hot when the sun is shining.

Sinônimos:warm, close, stifling, humid Mais sinônimos de hot

3. adjectivo [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If you are hot, you feel as if your body is at an unpleasantly high temperature.

I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls.

My head was reeling. I felt hot all over.

4. grau do adjetivo [how ADJ, as ADJ as, ADJ-compar than]

You use hot to talk or ask about how high the temperature of something is.

They are called incandescent lights, and their colour depends on how hot they are.

Remember that the top of the oven will be hotter than the bottom.

5. adjectivo [ADJECTIVE noun]

Hot food is intended to be eaten as soon as it is cooked, as opposed to food that you eat when it has cooled or that you do not cook at all.

If you live alone, you might not want to cook a hot meal every day.

6. adjectivo

You can say that food is hot when it has a strong, burning taste caused by chillies, pepper, or ginger.

...hot curries.

...a dish that's spicy but not too hot.

7. adjectivo [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A hot issue or topic is one that is very important at the present time and is receiving a lot of publicity.

[journalism]

The role of women in war is a hot topic of debate.

Sinônimos:intense, passionate, heated, spirited Mais sinônimos de hot

8. adjectivo [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Hot news is new, recent, and fresh.

[informal]

...eight pages of the latest movies and the hot news from Tinseltown.

9. adjectivo [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

You can use hot to describe something that is very exciting and that many people want to see, use, obtain, or become involved with.

[informal]

The hottest show in town was the Monet Exhibition at the Art Institute.

When I was last there, the hot place was the Royal Bachelors' Club.

10. adjectivo

You can describe someone as hot if you think they are sexually attractive.

[informal]

This girl is incredibly hot.

11. adjectivo [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

You can use hot to describe something that no one wants to deal with, often because it has been illegally obtained and is very valuable or famous.

[informal]

If too much publicity is given to the theft, the works will become too hot to handle and be destroyed.

12. adjectivo [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

You can describe a situation that is created by a person's behaviour or attitude as hot when it is unpleasant and difficult to deal with.

[informal]

When the streets get too hot for them, they head south in one stolen car after another.

13. adjectivo [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A hot contest is one that is intense and involves a great deal of activity and determination.

[informal]

It took hot competition from abroad, however, to show us just how good Scottish cashmere really is.

14. adjectivo [ADJECTIVE noun]

If a person or team is the hot favourite, people think that they are the one most likely to win a race or competition.

Atlantic City is the hot favourite to stage the fight.

15. adjectivo [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Someone who has a hot temper gets angry very quickly and easily.

His hot temper was making it increasingly difficult for others to work with him.

Sinônimos:fiery, violent, raging, passionate Mais sinônimos de hot

16. See also hot-tempered

17.

to blow hot and cold

18.

hot and bothered

19.

get/have the hots for

Verbos frasais:

hot up

Mais sinônimos de hot

Video: pronunciation of 'hot'

Frequência da palavra

hot in American

(hɑt ; hät)

adjectivoFormas da palavra:ˈhotter or ˈhottest

having a high temperature, esp. one that is higher than that of the human body

characterized by a relatively or abnormally high temperature; very warm

feeling uncomfortably overheated

producing a burning sensation in the mouth, throat, etc.

hot pepper

full of or characterized by any very strong feeling, or by intense activity, speed, excitement, etc.

; specif.,

impetuous; fiery; excitable

a hot temper

violent; raging; angry

a hot battle, hot words

full of enthusiasm; eagerly intent; ardent

inflamed with sexual desire; lustful

very controversial

f. Informal

very lucky or effective

a hot streak in gambling

following or pressing closely

in hot pursuit

close to what is being sought

said of the seeker

5. US

as if heated by friction

; specif.,

electrically charged, esp. with a current of high voltage

a hot wire

highly radioactive

designating or of color that suggests heat, as intense red, orange, etc.

7. Informal

that has not had time to lose heat, freshness, currency, etc.

; specif.,

recently issued or announced

hot news

just arrived

hot from the front

clear; intense; strong

a hot scent

d. US

recent and from an inside source

a hot tip

currently very popular

a hot recording

8. US, Slang

recently stolen

contraband

sought by the police

dangerous or risky for use as a hiding place

9. Slang

excellent, good, funny, etc.

a general term of approval

very skillful or successful

sexually attractive or exciting

10. US, Jazz

designating or of highly emotional music or playing characterized by exciting rhythmic and tonal effects and an insistent, driving beat

11.

thrown or batted hard or with great speed

said of a ball

advérbioFormas da palavra:hotter or hottest

12.

in a hot manner; hotly

Expressões:

(all) hot and bothered

Formas derivadas

hotly (ˈhotly)

advérbio

hotness (ˈhotness)

substantivo

Origem da palavra hot

ME < OE hat, akin to Ger heiss, Goth heito, fever < IE base *kai-, heat > Lith kaistù, to become hot

Frequência da palavra

hot in British

(hɒt )

adjectivoFormas da palavra:hotter or hottest

having a relatively high temperature

having a temperature higher than desirable

causing or having a sensation of bodily heat

causing a burning sensation on the tongue

hot mustard

a hot curry

expressing or feeling intense emotion, such as embarrassment, anger, or lust

intense or vehement

a hot argument

recent; fresh; new

a hot trial

hot from the press

8. ball games

(of a ball) thrown or struck hard, and so difficult to respond to

much favoured or approved

a hot tip

a hot favourite

10. informal

having a dangerously high level of radioactivity

a hot laboratory

11. slang

(of goods or money) stolen, smuggled, or otherwise illegally obtained

12. slang

(of people) being sought by the police

13. informal

sexually attractive

14.

(of a colour) intense; striking

hot pink

15.

close or following closely

hot on the scent

16. informal

at a dangerously high electric potential

a hot terminal

17. physics

having an energy level higher than that of the ground state

a hot atom

18. slang

impressive or good of its kind (esp in the phrase not so hot)

19. jazz slang

arousing great excitement or enthusiasm by inspired improvisation, strong rhythms, etc

20. informal

dangerous or unpleasant (esp in the phrase make it hot for someone)

21.

(in various searching or guessing games) very near the answer or object to be found

22. metallurgy

(of a process) at a sufficiently high temperature for metal to be in a soft workable state

23. Australian and New Zealand informal

(of a price, charge, etc) excessive

24. give it hot

25. hot on

26. hot under the collar

27. in hot water

advérbio

28.

in a hot manner; hotly

Formas derivadas

hotly (ˈhotly)

advérbio

hotness (ˈhotness)

substantivo

Origem da palavra hot

Old English hāt; related to Old High German heiz, Old Norse heitr, Gothic heito fever

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