hot
- adjective
- /hɑt/
- Baby Talk
- Well, we're hot on the trails of figuring it out.
- hot on the trail
- in hot pursuit
- hot on the heels
Well, I hope you stay hot on the Epstein trail.
- Well, I hope you stay hot on the Epstein trail.
Examples
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Sniffer is hot on the trail.
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- Mr. Stealth is still hot on our trail.
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Well, we're hot on your tail.
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Hot on the case, Castle?
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A reporter is hot on his heels.
Fiction book (1999) -
Now I'm hot on the trail, and I know what I'm after for a change.
Fiction book (1999) -
I knew Biggs had to be hot on my trail.
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I'd say that they're hot on our heels, but this footage is already six months old.
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No one has kept track of exactly how many captive western lowland gorillas have succumbed, but scientists are hot on the trail.
Academic text (2007) -
If I've decoded this map correctly, we could be hot on the trail of the Golden Sun Disc.
Synonyms
Close to finding the right answer or object
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends
- Informal
To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often
Very nervous and unable to stay still because of worry or excitement
Compounds
- Informal
A position where someone is under strong pressure and criticism because of their responsibilities
- Specialized
A sudden hot feeling and heavy sweating that often happens during menopause
A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm
A container filled with hot water to warm a bed or soothe a part of the body
A warm drink of alcohol, hot water, sugar and spices often used to soothe a sore throat
- Specialized
A way of sending detailed information that needs little effort from people who receive it, like radio or film
A park in Arkansas with natural hot springs people visit for bathing and health
A plant with cream colored flowers that grows in rocky soil in the western United States
- Specialized
A type of metal that stays hard at high temperatures used to make cutting tools like drills
How Close
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hot is used in the 'hot and cold' idea where 'hot' means very near because heat feels stronger when you get closer, so in a search game being 'hot' means you are almost there. That's why people say you are 'hot' when you are close to finding something.