hot under the collar

hot  (ht)

adj. hot·ter, hot·test

1.

a. Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.

b. Being at a high temperature.

2. Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead.

3. Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy: hot peppers; a hot curry.

4.

a. Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire.

b. Radioactive, especially to a dangerous degree.

5.

a. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.

b. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.

6.

a. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.

b. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.

c. Violent; raging: a hot battle.

7. Slang Sexually excited or exciting.

8. Slang

a. Recently stolen: a hot car.

b. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.

9. Close to a successful solution or conclusion: hot on the trail.

10. Informal

a. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.

b. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.

c. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.

11. Slang Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative: I'm not so hot at math.

12. Slang Funny or absurd: told a hot one about the neighbors' dog.

13. Slang

a. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.

b. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.

c. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.

d. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.

14. Music Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation: hot jazz.

15. Bold and bright.

n. hots (hts)

Slang Strong sexual attraction or desire. Used with the.

adv.

1. In a hot manner; hotly.

2. While hot: foods that are best eaten hot.

tr.v. hot·ted, hot·ting, hots

Informal To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up: "His book is an exercise in the fashionable art of instant history, in which every episode is hotted up with an anecdote" (Harper's).

Idioms:

hot and bothered Informal

In a state of agitated excitement; flustered: all hot and bothered before the opening performance.

hot and heavy

1. Informal Passionate or intense: Interest in the new stock was hot and heavy.

2. Characterized by or engaging in amorous or sexual activity.

hot to trot Slang

1. Sexually avid; lascivious.

2. Ready and willing; eager.

hot under the collar Informal

Angry.

make it hot for Slang

To make things uncomfortable or dangerous for: Don't make it hot for yourself by needlessly finding fault.

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[Middle English, from Old English ht; see kai- in Indo-European roots.]

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hotness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

hot under the collar - very angry colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"