American English
/hɑt̚/
One syllable.
having a high temperature
Practice out loudhaving a high temperature
The soup is too hot.
It gets hot here in July.
For a person's body, say “I’m hot,” not “I have heat,” when you feel too warm.
hot water · hot coffee · a hot day · feel hot
feel + hot
hot + noun
containing a lot of spice and causing a burning feeling in your mouth
This salsa is too hot for me.
She ordered a hot curry.
hot sauce · hot peppers · hot curry
be + too hot for + person
hot + food noun
very attractive in a sexual way
Everyone thinks the new actor is hot.
She looked hot in that red dress.
a hot actor · a hot guy · look hot
look + hot
a + hot + person noun
very popular, exciting, or attracting a lot of attention
That new app is hot right now.
The band has a hot new album.
a hot topic · a hot new band · a hot market
be + hot right now
hot + new + noun
a cooked sausage served in a long soft roll
We ate hot dogs at the baseball game.
in trouble
He’s in hot water with his boss.
in a difficult position where people are asking you questions or judging you
The manager was in the hot seat after the mistake.
Double the final t: hotter, hottest.