Hot

/hɒt/ · adjective

Meaning

Relating to heat and conditions which produce it..

Definitions by Sense

1. Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
2. Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
3. (figurative) Relating to excited emotions.
4. Relating to popularity, quality, or the state of being interesting.
5. Relating to danger or risk.
6. Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
7. (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
8. (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.

Example Sentences

The microphone was hot and the show was on the air.

So I just blurted out, "This is really a fucking way to make a living, huh?" […] The microphone was hot, and I knew I was in trouble. The radio management came to my house and suspended me immediately.

I leaned forward, still ogling, thinking the camera was off me until the end of the song, but then on went the little red light that meant my camera was hot ...

"Your range is hot, corporal. Wind unchanged. You've got your dope. Fire at will," Hacksaw said, snapping the camera as fast as the motor drive could run ...

I join the space-to-ground channel to warn Terry that his mic is hot and that everyone with an internet connection or tuned to NASA TV can hear every word ...

"The range is hot, chief. Fire at will." Alex says with a smile as he steps back and puts his shooting ear muffs on. "I'm going to shoot, major."

I run an inventory, verify all bullets are hot in the chamber. They are. But the showroom prosthetics have all exited attraction mode.

Am I warm yet? — You're hot!

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Word Forms

• hotter
• hottest
• hots
• hotting
• hotted

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