Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Hot banana peppers. Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead.

Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire. Radioactive or designed to use radioactive materials. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market. In this week’s show, the surgeon is really hot for the new intern. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect. Close to a successful solution or conclusion: hot on the trail.

Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity. Often used in the negative: I’m not so hot at math. Slang Funny or absurd: told a hot one about the neighbors’ dog. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.

Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car. Music Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation: hot jazz. While hot: foods that are best eaten hot. Informal To cause to increase in intensity or excitement.