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hotter definition
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Overview of adj hot The adj hot has 22 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (58) hot -- (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") 2. (4) hot, raging -- (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") 3. (3) hot -- (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") 4. (1) hot -- ((color) bold and intense; "hot pink") 5. (1) hot -- (sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants") 6. (1) hot -- ((informal) recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car") 7. (1) blistering, hot, red-hot -- (very fast "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive") 8. hot -- (wanted by the police; "a hot suspect") 9. hot -- ((informal) performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight") 10. gingery, hot, peppery, spicy -- (having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce") 11. hot -- ((informal) very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season") 12. hot -- (very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water") 13. hot, red-hot -- (newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information") 14. hot -- (having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight") 15. hot -- (very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history") 16. hot -- (newly made "a hot scent") 17. hot -- (capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car") 18. hot -- (having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel") 19. warm, hot -- (of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail") 20. hot -- (having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory") 21. hot, live -- ((electricity) charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire") 22. hot -- ((informal) marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market") Antonyms of adj hot 22 senses of hot Sense 1 hot (vs. cold) cold (vs. hot) => acold => algid => arctic, freezing, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar => bleak, cutting, raw => chilled, ice-cold, iced => chilled, shivering => crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy, parky => frigorific => frore => frosted, frosty, rimed, rimy => refrigerant, refrigerating => shivery => stone-cold => unheated, unwarmed => heatless => refrigerated Sense 2 hot, raging INDIRECT (VIA violent) -> nonviolent Sense 3 hot (vs. cold) cold (vs. hot) => emotionless, passionless => frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry Sense 4 hot INDIRECT (VIA warm) -> cool Sense 5 hot INDIRECT (VIA sexy) -> unsexy Sense 6 hot INDIRECT (VIA illegal) -> legal Sense 7 blistering, hot, red-hot INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow Sense 8 hot INDIRECT (VIA wanted) -> unwanted Sense 9 hot INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled Sense 10 gingery, hot, peppery, spicy INDIRECT (VIA pungent) -> bland Sense 11 hot INDIRECT (VIA popular) -> unpopular Sense 12 hot INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant Sense 13 hot, red-hot INDIRECT (VIA new) -> old Sense 14 hot INDIRECT (VIA lucky) -> unlucky, luckless Sense 15 hot INDIRECT (VIA good) -> bad Sense 16 hot INDIRECT (VIA fresh) -> stale Sense 17 hot INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow Sense 18 hot INDIRECT (VIA eager) -> uneager Sense 19 warm, hot INDIRECT (VIA near) -> far Sense 20 hot INDIRECT (VIA radioactive) -> nonradioactive Sense 21 hot, live INDIRECT (VIA charged) -> uncharged Sense 22 hot INDIRECT (VIA active) -> inactive Similarity of adj hot 22 senses of hot Sense 1 hot (vs. cold) => baking, baking hot => blistering, blistery => boiling, scalding => burning(postnominal) => calefacient, warming => calefactory, calefactive, heating => calorifacient => calorific => heated, heated up het, het up => hottish => red-hot => sizzling => sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous => sweltering, sweltry => thermal => torrid, sultry => tropical, tropic => white, white-hot => fervent, fervid => fiery, igneous => heatable => overheated => scorching Also See-> warm#1 Sense 2 hot, raging => violent (vs. nonviolent) Sense 3 hot (vs. cold) => boiling, sizzling => fiery, flaming => heated => red-hot, sizzling => sensual, sultry => torrid => white-hot Also See-> passionate#1 Sense 4 hot => warm (vs. cool) Sense 5 hot => sexy (vs. unsexy) Sense 6 hot => illegal (vs. legal) Sense 7 blistering, hot, red-hot => fast (vs. slow) Sense 8 hot => wanted (vs. unwanted) Sense 9 hot => skilled (vs. unskilled) Sense 10 gingery, hot, peppery, spicy => pungent (vs. bland) Sense 11 hot => popular (vs. unpopular) Sense 12 hot => unpleasant (vs. pleasant) Sense 13 hot, red-hot => new (vs. old) Sense 14 hot => lucky (vs. unlucky) Sense 15 hot => good (vs. bad) Sense 16 hot => fresh (vs. stale) Sense 17 hot => fast (vs. slow) Sense 18 hot => eager (vs. uneager) Sense 19 warm, hot => near (vs. far), close Sense 20 hot => radioactive (vs. nonradioactive) Sense 21 hot, live => charged (vs. uncharged) Sense 22 hot => active (vs. inactive) Attributes of adj hot 2 of 22 senses of hot Sense 1 hot (vs. cold) => temperature Sense 3 hot (vs. cold) => emotionality, emotionalism Familiarity of adj hot hot used as an adjective is very familiar (polysemy count = 22) Grep of adj hot baking hot bloodshot hot hot-blooded hot-tempered hot and bothered hot under the collar hotheaded hottish overshot red-hot shot undershot white-hot Overview of adj hot The adj hot has 22 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (58) hot -- (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") 2. (4) hot, raging -- (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") 3. (3) hot -- (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") 4. (1) hot -- ((color) bold and intense; "hot pink") 5. (1) hot -- (sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants") 6. (1) hot -- ((informal) recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car") 7. (1) blistering, hot, red-hot -- (very fast "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive") 8. hot -- (wanted by the police; "a hot suspect") 9. hot -- ((informal) performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight") 10. gingery, hot, peppery, spicy -- (having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce") 11. hot -- ((informal) very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season") 12. hot -- (very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water") 13. hot, red-hot -- (newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information") 14. hot -- (having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight") 15. hot -- (very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history") 16. hot -- (newly made "a hot scent") 17. hot -- (capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car") 18. hot -- (having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel") 19. warm, hot -- (of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail") 20. hot -- (having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory") 21. hot, live -- ((electricity) charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire") 22. hot -- ((informal) marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market")
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