get hot

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [get hot]
- /gɛt hɒt/
- /ˈɡet hɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [get hot]
- /gɛt hɒt/

Definitions of get hot words

adjective get hot having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee. 1
adjective get hot having or causing a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or producing such a sensation: He was hot with fever. 1
adjective get hot creating a burning sensation, as on the skin or in the throat: This ointment is hot, so apply it sparingly. 1
adjective get hot sharply peppery or pungent: Is this mustard hot? 1
adjective get hot having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited: a hot temper. 1
adjective get hot Informal. having a strong enthusiasm; eager: a hot baseball fan. 1

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Origin of get hot

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Get hot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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get hot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for get hot

verb get hot

rave — to talk wildly, as in delirium.
chafe — If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it.
seethe — to surge or foam as if boiling.
bristle — Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man's chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man's head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short.
smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.

All 13 Synonyms of get hot