Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hot \Hot\, a. [Compar. {Hotter}; superl. {Hottest}.] [OE. hot,
hat, AS. h[=a]t; akin to OS. h[=e]t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G.
heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth.
heit[=o] fever, hais torch. Cf. {Heat}.]
1. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth
in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and
exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or
air. ``A hotvenison pasty.'' --Shak.
2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily
excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful.
--Dryden.
There was mouthing in hot haste. --Byron.
3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. --Shak.
4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
{Hot bed} (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill,
on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
{Hot wall} (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the
conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or
the ripening of fruit.
{Hot well} (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.
{In hot water} (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.]
Syn: Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk;
vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent;
fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty;
excitable.
Source : WordNet®
hottest
See {hot}
hot
adj 1: 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";
"hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room";
"she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" [ant: {cold}]
2: characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement;
very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot
engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging
torrent" [syn: {raging}]
3: extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked
by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or
enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new
book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" [ant: {cold}]
4: (color) bold and intense; "hot pink"
5: sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
6: recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
7: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start";
"in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {blistering},
{red-hot}]
8: wanted by the police; "a hot suspect"
9: performed or performing with unusually great skill and
daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"
10: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;
"gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn
chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery},
{peppery}, {spicy}]
11: very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents";
"cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
12: very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him";
"in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
13: newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot
information" [syn: {red-hot}]
14: having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the
dice are hot tonight"
15: very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but
not so hot at history"
16: newly made; "a hot scent"
17: capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports
car"
18: having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for
travel"
19: of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting
warm"; "hot on the trail" [syn: {warm}]
20: having or dealing with dangerously high levels of
radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
21: charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live
wire" [syn: {live}]
22: marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"
[also: {hottest}, {hotter}]