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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily
        excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
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              Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              There was mouthing in hot haste.      --Byron.
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     3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. --Shak.
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     4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hotter
       See {hot}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

















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