Hot
Adjective
UK
/hɒt/
US
/hɑːt/
Definition
Having a high temperature or strong emotion.
Example
"The tea is hot."
"It was a hot afternoon, so everyone stayed indoors."
"The discussion got hot when they disagreed about the result."
Explanation
Hot describes something that has a high temperature or feels warm to touch. For example, “The soup is hot; be careful!” It can also describe weather (a hot summer day), spicy food (hot chili), or strong emotions, like a hot argument. As a verb (less common), to hot up means to get warmer or more intense, like the weather is hotting up as summer comes. Hot can also describe popular or exciting things, like a hot new idea.