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How to pronounce hot
Say it like this: /hɑt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does hot mean?
adjRelating to heat and conditions which produce it.
“It is too hot to be outside.”
Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
“Aren't you hot with that thick coat on?”
Feverish; feeling a high fever.
advHotly; at a high temperature.
“Oak burns hot and lasts a long time. Its smoke is a medium to heavy flavor but not too overpowering. It leaves a buttersmooth, nutty finish.”
Rapidly, quickly.
“"You're coming in hotter than we'd like." "Roger that, Huygens, increasing reverse thrust by 20%."”
While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).
“to come in hot; to go in hot”
verbTo heat; to make or become hot.
To become lively or exciting.
“Turf war's hotting up.”
nounA hot meal, usually in the phrase "three hots" (i.e. three hot meals per day) or derivations such as three hots and a cot.
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