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Definitions for Hotting

[1] having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
[2] having or causing a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or producing such a sensation: He was hot with fever.
[3] creating a burning sensation, as on the skin or in the throat: This ointment is hot, so apply it sparingly.
[4] sharply peppery or pungent: Is this mustard hot?
[5] having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited: a hot temper.
[6] Informal . having a strong enthusiasm; eager: a hot baseball fan.
[7] Slang . sexually aroused; lustful. sexy; attractive.
[8] violent, furious, or intense: the hottest battle of the war.
[9] strong or fresh, as a scent or trail.
[10] absolutely new; fresh: a dozen new mystery stories hot from the press.
[11] requiring immediate delivery or correspondence; demanding priority: The hot freight must be delivered by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, or we'll lose the contract.
[12] Slang . skillful in a reckless or daring way: a hot pilot.
[13] following very closely; close: to be hot on the trail of a thief.
[14] (of colors) extremely intense: hot pink.
[15] Informal . popular and commercially successful; in demand; marketable: The Beatles were a hot group in the 1960s.
[16] Slang . extremely lucky, good, or favorable: A poker player has to have a hot hand to win the pot.
[17] Slang . (in sports and games) playing well or winningly; scoring effectively: a hot pitcher.
[18] Slang . funny; absurd: That's a hot one!
[19] Games . close to the object or answer that is being sought.
[20] Informal . extremely exciting or interesting; sensational or scandalous: a hot news story.
[21] Jazz . (of music) emotionally intense, propulsive, and marked by aggressive attack and warm, full tone. (of a musician) skilled in playing hot jazz.
[22] Informal . (of a vehicle) capable of attaining extremely high speeds: a hot new jet plane.
[23] Slang . stolen recently or otherwise illegal and dangerous to possess: a hot diamond necklace. wanted by the police. dangerous.
[24] Informal . in the mood to perform exceedingly well, or rapidly, as during a burst of creative work: Finish writing that story while you're still hot.
[25] actively conducting an electric current or containing a high voltage: a hot wire.
[26] of, relating to, or noting radioactivity.
[27] Metalworking . noting any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization due to the strain: hot working.
[28] in a hot manner; hotly.
[29] while hot: Garnish the potatoes with parsley and serve hot.
[30] Metalworking . at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization: The wire was drawn hot.
[31] Chiefly British Informal . to heat; warm (usually followed by up ).
[32] the hots, Slang . intense sexual desire or attraction.
[33] get hot , Slang . (in sports and games) to become very effective or successful; score or win repeatedly or easily.
[34] hot and bothered , Informal . excited, aroused, or flustered: This mistake isn't worth getting hot and bothered about. Also all hot and bothered.
[35] hot and heavy , Informal . in an intense, vehement, or passionate manner: They argued hot and heavy for 20 minutes.
[36] hot under the collar . collar(def 23) .
[37] make it hot for , Informal . to make something unpleasant for; cause trouble for: Ever since their argument the principal has been making it hot for the new teacher.
[38] informal the practice of stealing fast cars and putting on a show of skilful but dangerous driving
[39] having a relatively high temperature
[40] having a temperature higher than desirable
[41] causing or having a sensation of bodily heat
[42] causing a burning sensation on the tongue hot mustard ; a hot curry
[43] expressing or feeling intense emotion, such as embarrassment, anger, or lust
[44] intense or vehement a hot argument
[45] recent; fresh; new a hot trial ; hot from the press
[46] ball games (of a ball) thrown or struck hard, and so difficult to respond to
[47] much favoured or approved a hot tip ; a hot favourite
[48] informal having a dangerously high level of radioactivity a hot laboratory
[49] slang (of goods or money) stolen, smuggled, or otherwise illegally obtained
[50] slang (of people) being sought by the police
[51] informal sexually attractive
[52] (of a colour) intense; striking hot pink
[53] close or following closely hot on the scent
[54] informal at a dangerously high electric potential a hot terminal
[55] physics having an energy level higher than that of the ground state a hot atom
[56] slang impressive or good of its kind (esp in the phrase not so hot )
[57] jazz slang arousing great excitement or enthusiasm by inspired improvisation, strong rhythms, etc
[58] informal dangerous or unpleasant (esp in the phrase make it hot for someone )
[59] (in various searching or guessing games) very near the answer or object to be found
[60] metallurgy (of a process) at a sufficiently high temperature for metal to be in a soft workable state
[61] Australian and NZ informal (of a price, charge, etc) excessive
[62] give it hot or give it to someone hot to punish or thrash someone
[63] hot on informal very severe the police are hot on drunk drivers particularly skilled at or knowledgeable about he's hot on vintage cars
[64] hot under the collar informal aroused with anger, annoyance, etc
[65] in hot water informal in trouble, esp with those in authority
[66] in a hot manner; hotly

Words nearby Hotting

hothostile takeover, hostile witness, hostility, hostler, hostly, hot, hot air, hot and bothered, hot and heavy, hot as blazes, hot bed

Origin of Hotting

before 1000; 1920–25 for def 23 ; Middle English ho(o)t, Old English hāt; cognate with Dutch heet, Old Norse heitr, Swedish het, Danish hed, German heiss

Other words from Hotting

hot·ly , adverb
hot·ness , noun
o·ver·hot , adjective
o·ver·hot·ly , adverb
ul·tra·hot , adjective
un·hot , adjective

Word origin for Hotting

Old English hāt; related to Old High German heiz, Old Norse heitr, Gothic heito fever