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{ "term": "hot", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "having a high temperature; producing heat", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It's hot today, isn't it?" }, { "text": "It was hot and getting hotter." }, { "text": "Do you like this **hot weather**?" }, { "text": "a **hot** dry **summer**" }, { "text": "an unusually **hot day**" }, { "text": "It was the hottest July on record." }, { "text": "Be careful—the plates are hot." }, { "text": "All rooms have hot and cold water." }, { "text": "I'll feel better after a hot bath." }, { "text": "a hot meal *(= one that has been cooked)*" }, { "text": "When the weather **gets hot**, we often head to the beach." }, { "text": "I couldn't live in a hot country *(= one which has high average temperatures)*." }, { "text": "Cook in a very hot oven." }, { "text": "Eat it while it's hot." }, { "text": "I touched his forehead. He felt hot and feverish." }, { "text": "Make sure the fat is sizzling hot." }, { "text": "Serve hot or cold accompanied by bread and a salad." }, { "text": "The containers keep the food hot for five hours." }, { "text": "The food should stay hot until we're ready to eat." }, { "text": "The ground was hot enough to fry an egg on." }, { "text": "The sun shone fiercely down and it grew hotter and hotter." }, { "text": "Wash the tablecloth in fairly hot soapy water." }, { "text": "a boiling hot summer day" }, { "text": "a bowl of piping hot soup" }, { "text": "white-hot metal" }, { "text": "I touched his forehead. It was burning hot." }, { "text": "The canteen provides hot meals as well as salads and snacks." } ], "topics": ["Weather", "Geography"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "feeling heat in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Is anyone too hot?" }, { "text": "I feel hot." }, { "text": "Her cheeks were hot with embarrassment." }, { "text": "I was boiling hot and sweaty." }, { "text": "Don't you feel hot so close to the fire?" }, { "text": "His face grew hot at the memory of his embarrassment." }, { "text": "She was beginning to get uncomfortably hot." }, { "text": "I was feeling a bit hot so I went outside for a moment." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "making you feel hot", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "London was hot and dusty." }, { "text": "It had been a long hot journey." }, { "text": "It was unbearably hot in the car." }, { "text": "This weather's a bit hot for me." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "become", "get"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "containing pepper and spices that can produce a burning feeling in your mouth because they have a strong taste and smell", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "hot spicy food" }, { "text": "You can make a curry hotter simply by adding chillies." }, { "text": "He brought out a plate of sausages covered in hot mustard." }, { "text": "I love really hot food." }, { "text": "That was a pretty hot curry!" } ], "topics": ["Cooking and eating"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "taste"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "involving a lot of activity, argument or strong feelings", "examples": [ { "text": "Today we enter the hottest phase of the election campaign." }, { "text": "The environment has become a very hot issue." }, { "text": "Competition is getting hotter day by day." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "difficult or dangerous to deal with and making you feel worried or uncomfortable", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "When things got too hot most journalists left the area." }, { "text": "They're making life hot for her." } ], "topics": ["Danger"] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "new, exciting and very popular", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "This is one of the hottest clubs in town." }, { "text": "They are one of this year's hot new bands." }, { "text": "The couple are Hollywood's **hottest property**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "fresh, very recent and usually exciting", "examples": [ { "text": "I've got some hot gossip for you!" }, { "text": "a story that is **hot off the press** *(= has just appeared in the newspapers)*" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "likely to be successful", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "She seems to be the **hot favourite** for the job." }, { "text": "Do you have any **hot tips** for today's race?" } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "very good at doing something; knowing a lot about something", "sensetop": "hot at/on something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Don't ask me—I'm **not too hot on** British history." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "if somebody has a hot temper they become angry very easily", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "feeling or causing sexual excitement", "examples": [ { "text": "You were as hot for me as I was for you." }, { "text": "I've got a **hot date** tonight." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 13, "definition": "containing scenes, statements, etc. that are of an extreme nature and are likely to shock or anger people", "examples": [ { "text": "Some of the nude scenes were regarded as too hot for Broadway." }, { "text": "The report was highly critical of senior members of the Cabinet and was considered too hot to publish." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 14, "definition": "thinking that something is very important and making sure that it always happens or is done", "sensetop": "hot on something", "examples": [ { "text": "They're very hot on punctuality at work." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 15, "definition": "having a strong and exciting rhythm", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 16, "definition": "stolen and difficult to get rid of because they can easily be recognized", "examples": [ { "text": "I'd never have touched those phones if I'd known they were hot." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 17, "definition": "used in children’s games to say that the person playing is very close to finding a person or thing, or to guessing the correct answer", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "You're getting hot!" } ], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to be very enthusiastic about starting an activity", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to be excited in a sexual way", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be in or get into trouble", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to change your opinion about something often", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to experience a sudden feeling of fear or worry", "examples": [ { "text": "When the phone rang I just went hot and cold." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be bought quickly or in great numbers", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very close behind somebody/something; very soon after something", "examples": [ { "text": "He turned and fled with Peter hot on his heels." }, { "text": "They reached the border with the police hot on their heels." }, { "text": "Further successes came hot on the heels of her first best-selling novel." }, { "text": "News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in a state of worry or stress because you are under too much pressure, have a problem, are trying to hurry, etc.", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "angry or embarrassed", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He got very hot under the collar when I asked him where he'd been all day." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "following somebody closely and determined to catch them", "examples": [ { "text": "She sped away in her car with journalists in hot pursuit." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very nervous", "examples": [ { "text": "She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "not very good in quality", "examples": [ { "text": "Her spelling isn't too hot." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "not feeling well", "examples": [ { "text": "‘How are you today?’ ‘Not so hot, I'm afraid.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make use of an opportunity immediately", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/hɒt/", "audio": "ho/hot/hot__gb_4.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/hɑːt/", "audio": "ho/hot/hot__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English hāt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heet and German heiss." }