Usually means: High temperature; often causing burns.
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General (28 matching dictionaries)
  1. hot: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. hot: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hot: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hot: Collins English Dictionary
  5. hot: Vocabulary.com
  6. HOt, Hot, Hot, hot, hot: Wordnik
  7. hot: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. HOT, hot: Wiktionary
  9. hot: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. hot: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. hot: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. hot: Dictionary.com
  13. hot: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. hot: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. H.O.T, H.O.T. (Korean band), H.O.T. (band), HOT (Israel), HOT (missile), HOT, Hot (American vocal group), Hot (Avril Lavigne song), Hot (Freda Payne album), Hot (Inna album), Hot (Inna song), Hot (Israel), Hot (James Brown album), Hot (Mel B album), Hot (Melanie B album), Hot (Paul Bley album), Hot (Squirrel Nut Zippers album), Hot (Taeyang album), Hot (Young Thug song), Hot (album), Hot (disambiguation), Hot (vocal group), Hot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Hot: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. hot: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. hot: Rhymezone
  19. hot: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. hot: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. HOT: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  22. Hot: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  23. hot: Free Dictionary
  24. hot: Mnemonic Dictionary
  25. hot: Dictionary/thesaurus
  26. hot: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Epicurus.com Cigar Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Epicurus.com Wine Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Jazz Humor (No longer online)

Business (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hot: Bloomberg Financial Glossary
  4. HOT: Deardorff's Glossary of International Economics
  5. Hot (disambiguation), hot: Legal dictionary
  6. Hot (disambiguation), Hot: Financial dictionary
  7. Hot: Radio Programming and Production

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. hot: Computer Telephony & Electronics Dictionary and Glossary
  2. Hot (disambiguation), hot: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. HOT, Hot (disambiguation): Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. HoT: Acronym Finder
  3. HOT: Three Letter Words with definitions
  4. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  5. hot: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Hot: NRC Glossary of Nuclear Terms --

Slang (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. hot, hot, hot, hot, hot: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Totally Unofficial Rap (No longer online)
  3. American-Australian Slang Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Hot: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook
  5. hot: ESL Slang page
  6. H.O.T, H.O.T: Urban Dictionary
  7. Hot: Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: Hardboiled Slang

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. winyourwager.com Gambling Glossary (No longer online)

Tech (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Energy Terms (No longer online)
  3. Farrier & Hoofcare (No longer online)
  4. Sweetwater Music (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
adjective:  (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
adjective:  (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
adjective:  Feverish; feeling a high fever.
adjective:  Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
adjective:  (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
adjective:  (informal) Radioactive.
adjective:  (figurative) Relating to excited emotions.
adjective:  (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
adjective:  (colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.
adjective:  (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
adjective:  (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
adjective:  (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
adjective:  Relating to popularity, quality, or the state of being interesting.
adjective:  (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
adjective:  Popular; in demand.
adjective:  Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
adjective:  Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
adjective:  Fresh; just released.
adjective:  Relating to danger or risk.
adjective:  Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
adjective:  (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
adjective:  (slang) Stolen.
adjective:  (slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
adjective:  Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
adjective:  (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
adjective:  (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
adjective:  (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
adjective:  (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
adverb:  Hotly; at a high temperature.
adverb:  Rapidly, quickly.
adverb:  While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).
verb:  To heat; to make or become hot.
verb:  To become lively or exciting.
noun:  A hot meal, usually in the phrase three hots or derivations such as three hots and a cot.
noun:  (electronics) Acronym of hybrid-orientation technology. (CMOS fabrication technology that uses PMOS and NMOS substrates with differing orientations)
noun:  (electronics) Acronym of hybrid-orientation technique. (a technique that applies the technology)
noun:  (automotive) Acronym of high-output turbo. (turbocharger)
noun:  (traffic control) Acronym of high occupancy or toll lane.
noun:  (video games) Initialism of health over time: a status effect that restores health points as time passes
adjective:  (traffic control) Acronym of high occupancy or toll.

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