hot

adjective
UK: /hɒt/
US: /hɑːt/

  1. Having a high temperature; producing or feeling great heat.

    1. The tea is too hot to drink right now, so let it cool. [ ] [ ]
    2. Be careful; the stove is still hot after cooking dinner, so don't touch it. [ ] [ ]

  2. Relating to or characterized by strong feelings; passionate or sexually attractive.

    1. That hot song is playing on the radio station. [ ] [ ]
    2. The movie star is considered hot by many fans around the world for her looks. [ ] [ ]

  3. Referring to food, very spicy.

    1. I like hot sauce on my tacos because of the flavor. [ ] [ ]
    2. This chili is too hot for me to eat; it burns my mouth with every bite. [ ] [ ]

  4. Stolen or illegal.

    1. The police found a hot car abandoned near the highway. [ ] [ ]
    2. He was caught selling hot merchandise that had been smuggled into the country. [ ] [ ]

  5. Very popular or successful at the moment; fashionable.

    1. That new app is really hot right now. [ ] [ ]
    2. The band's latest album has made them one of the hottest groups this year. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

popular sexy warm spicy stolen fashionable passionate
hot verb

  1. To make something hot; to heat something.

    1. Hot the milk, please. [ ] [ ]
    2. Hot the oil in the pan before you add the onions to cook it. [ ] [ ]
hot adverb

  1. In a hot manner; with great passion or excitement.

    1. Play the music hot! [ ] [ ]
    2. The competitor ran hot during the last minutes of the race. [ ] [ ]
hot noun

  1. A popular or fashionable person, thing or place.

    1. The club is a hot spot for tourists. [ ] [ ]
    2. She is a hot property in the entertainment industry to many talent scouts. [ ] [ ]
hot idiom

  1. To be very sexually attractive.

    1. He is hot for her. [ ] [ ]
    2. She is hot for that new coworker. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "hot" in English means: Having a high temperature; producing or feeling great heat., Relating to or characterized by strong feelings; passionate or sexually attractive., Referring to food, very spicy., Stolen or illegal., Very popular or successful at the moment; fashionable..

The phonetic transcription of "hot" is /hɒt/ in British English and /hɑːt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hot": popular, sexy, warm, spicy, stolen, fashionable, passionate.

Example usage of "hot": "The tea is too hot to drink right now, so let it cool.". More examples on the page.