Collocations for "hot"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hot" in context.
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hot
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- hot [water, air, weather, food]
- the [water] is (too) hot
- a hot [bath, shower, tub]
- hot and cold [running water, drinks, beverages]
- a hot [day, spell, period]
- a hot [country, coast, place, city]
- a hot [coffee, meal, soup]
- too hot to [sunbathe, play, go out]
- too hot to [handle, touch]
- it's hotter (here) than [yesterday, on the coast]
- my [head, forehead, face] is hot
- I'm feeling very hot
- it is getting hot [outside, in here]
- (a little) hot under the collar
- was hot with [fever, rage, anger]
- this [sauce, mustard, pepper] is really hot!
- this [sauce] is too hot for me
- is hot and spicy
- [am, got, feel] (all) hot and sticky
- a hot [deal, offer, price, date]
- a hot spot for [teenagers, shoppers, accidents]
- [a WiFi, an internet] hot spot
- hot [articles, news, threads]
- what's hot in [politics, gadgets, music] (today)
- a hot topic [in the news, on social media]
- [check out, read, look forward to] her hot take (on)
- hot off the press
- [placed, put, sat, is] in the hot seat
- put me in a hot spot!
- is [really, incredibly, amazingly] hot!
- is hotter than [hell, an oven]
- (keep going,) you're getting hotter!
- slang: she's hot to trot
- slang: hot [babes, chicks, guys, women]
- slang: he's hot for [you, his neighbor]
- sexually explicit: are making me hot
- sexually explicit: makes me hot when you [touch me there, whisper in my ear]
- sexually explicit: her [pussy, beaver] was hot
'hot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
August
- July
- June
- Lord
- Saturday
- September
- air
- always
- appetizer
- ass
- attic
- bagel
- bake
- baking
- balloon
- barefoot
- bath
- bathe
- be
- beef
- beer
- beverage
- billboard
- blazing
- blistering
- body
- boiler
- boiling
- bonfire
- bothered
- bottle
- boy
- brand
- breakfast
- bubble
- burn
- burning
- cake
- chick
- chocolate
- climate
- coal
- coffee
- cold
- collar
- cozy
- cup
- curry
- damn
- damned