What is the meaning of hot?

adjective

• 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.
  • usage: "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
• Characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense.
  • usage: "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent"
  • synonyms: raging
• Extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm.
  • usage: "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
• Color) bold and intense. (
  • usage: "hot pink"
• Sexually excited or exciting.
  • usage: "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
• Recently stolen or smuggled.
  • usage: "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
• Very fast; capable of quick response and great speed.
  • usage: "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
  • synonyms: blistering, red-hot
• Wanted by the police.
  • usage: "a hot suspect"
• Producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves.
  • usage: "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot"
  • synonyms: spicy
• Performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy.
  • usage: "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"
• Very popular or successful.
  • usage: "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
• Very unpleasant or even dangerous.
  • usage: "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
• Newest or most recent.
  • usage: "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"
  • synonyms: red-hot
• Having or bringing unusually good luck.
  • usage: "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"
• Very good; often used in the negative.
  • usage: "he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
• Newly made.
  • usage: "a hot scent"
• Having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm.
  • usage: "hot for travel"
• Of a seeker; very near to the object sought.
  • usage: "you are hot"
• Having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity.
  • usage: "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
• Charged or energized with electricity.
  • usage: "a hot wire"; "a live wire"
  • synonyms: live
• Marked by excited activity.
  • usage: "a hot week on the stock market"