hot

adjective

1. 1

   marked by excited activity

   a hot week on the stock market

2. 2

   charged or energized with electricity

   a hot wire

   a live wire

3. 3

   having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity

   hot fuel rods

   a hot laboratory

4. 4

   of a seeker; very near to the object sought

   you are hot

5. 5

   having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm

   hot for travel

6. 6

   very fast; capable of quick response and great speed

   a hot sports car

   a blistering pace

7. 7

   newly made

   a hot scent

8. 8

   very good; often used in the negative

   he's hot at math but not so hot at history

9. 9

   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

10. 10

    extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm

    a hot temper

    a hot topic

11. 11

    recently stolen or smuggled

    hot merchandise

    a hot car

12. 12

    having or bringing unusually good luck

    hot at craps

    the dice are hot tonight