Hot

German Meaning

heiß

warm

scharf

hitzig

fetzig

radioaktiv

zugkräftig

English Meaning

  1. Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.
  2. Being at a high temperature.
  3. Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead.
  4. Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy: hot peppers; a hot curry.
  5. Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire.
  6. Radioactive, especially to a dangerous degree.
  7. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.
  8. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.
  9. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
  10. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
  11. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
  12. Slang Sexually excited or exciting.
  13. Slang Recently stolen: a hot car.
  14. Slang Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
  15. Close to a successful solution or conclusion: hot on the trail.
  16. Informal Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
  17. Informal Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
  18. Informal Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
  19. Slang Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative: I'm not so hot at math.
  20. Slang Funny or absurd: told a hot one about the neighbors' dog.
  21. Slang Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
  22. Slang Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
  23. Slang Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
  24. Slang Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
  25. Music Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation: hot jazz.
  26. Bold and bright.
  27. Slang Strong sexual attraction or desire. Used with the.
  28. In a hot manner; hotly.
  29. While hot: foods that are best eaten hot.
  30. Informal To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up: "His book is an exercise in the fashionable art of instant history, in which every episode is hotted up with an anecdote” ( Harper's).
  31. hot and bothered Informal In a state of agitated excitement; flustered: all hot and bothered before the opening performance.
  32. hot and heavy Informal Passionate or intense: Interest in the new stock was hot and heavy.
  33. hot and heavy Characterized by or engaging in amorous or sexual activity.
  34. hot to trot Slang Sexually avid; lascivious.
  35. hot to trot Slang Ready and willing; eager.
  36. hot under the collar Informal Angry.
  37. make it hot for Slang To make things uncomfortable or dangerous for: Don't make it hot for yourself by needlessly finding fault.