having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
having or causing a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or producing such a sensation: He was hot with fever.
creating a burning sensation, as on the skin or in the throat: This ointment is hot, so apply it sparingly.
sharply peppery or pungent: Is this mustard hot?
having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited: a hot temper.
Informal.
having a strong enthusiasm; eager: a hot baseball fan.
Slang.
- sexually aroused; lustful.
- sexy; attractive.
violent, furious, or intense: the hottest battle of the war.
strong or fresh, as a scent or trail.
absolutely new; fresh: a dozen new mystery stories hot from the press.
requiring immediate delivery or correspondence; demanding priority: The hot freight must be delivered by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, or we'll lose the contract.
Slang.
skillful in a reckless or daring way: a hot pilot.
following very closely; close: to be hot on the trail of a thief.
(of colors) extremely intense: hot pink.
Informal.
popular and commercially successful; in demand; marketable: The Beatles were a hot group in the 1960s.
Slang.
extremely lucky, good, or favorable: A poker player has to have a hot hand to win the pot.
Slang.
(in sports and games) playing well or winningly; scoring effectively: a hot pitcher.
Slang.
funny; absurd: That's a hot one!
Games.
close to the object or answer that is being sought.
Informal.
extremely exciting or interesting; sensational or scandalous: a hot news story.
Jazz.
- (of music) emotionally intense, propulsive, and marked by aggressive attack and warm, full tone.
- (of a musician) skilled in playing hot jazz.
Informal.
(of a vehicle) capable of attaining extremely high speeds: a hot new jet plane.
Slang.
- stolen recently or otherwise illegal and dangerous to possess: a hot diamond necklace.
- wanted by the police.
- dangerous.
Informal.
in the mood to perform exceedingly well, or rapidly, as during a burst of creative work: Finish writing that story while you're still hot.
actively conducting an electric current or containing a high voltage: a hot wire.
of, relating to, or noting radioactivity.
Metalworking.
noting any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization due to the strain: hot working.
