‘a _hot_ chick’

‘She may be totally _hot_ but she’s always been a little on the mean side.’

‘Locating a capacitor near a _hot_ transistor, resistor or IC will shorten its life span to a couple of years.’

‘The rectifiers are fully redundant and _hot_ pluggable for replacement or maintenance without any down time.’

‘this soup is equally good _hot_ or cold’

‘Combine oil, vinegar, garlic and salt and pepper to taste; pour over _hot_ beans.’

‘a very _hot_ dish cooked with green chilli’

‘A Jamaican speciality, jerk pork is rubbed in _hot_ spices and cooked over pimento wood to impart a memorable flavour.’

‘In those first vital hours, the police decided to publicise the raid as much as possible in a bid to make the stolen pictures too _hot_ to handle.’

‘The situation goes from bad to worse after they find a way to dispose of the _hot_ merchandise.’

‘have I got some _hot_ gossip for you!’

‘Yet the formal inquiry dragged on for a week and became the latest _hot_ topic for talkback radio and office gossip.’

‘ _hot_ salsa and lambada dancing’

‘How stupid must Ian Gillan have felt that his first album with his _hot_ new band excludes him almost completely?’

‘In a moment they raised a loud clamor, announcing that the scent was _hot_ .’

‘Once picking up _hot_ scent, he bores in and busts birds out of the cover to provide the gun a shot.’

‘they know the hottest dance moves’

‘Trousers and trouser suits were _hot_ fashion in the early 1970s and everyone tried to make them their own.’

‘he found my story simply too _hot_ to handle’

‘Out on the roads round Rivington, near Bolton, York’s Charly Wegelius once again found the Aussies too _hot_ to handle.’

‘she felt _hot_ and her throat was parched’

‘Initially, we first went to sit down at another table but found it uncomfortably _hot_ .’

‘the idea had been nurtured in his _hot_ imagination’

‘her reply came boiling out of her, _hot_ with rage’

‘this is not so _hot_ for business’

‘Contreras and Hernandez don’t look so _hot_ on paper, but they’ve been able to get the outs they need when they need them.’

‘it was _hot_ inside the hall’

‘a _hot_ day in late August’

‘the environment has become a very _hot_ issue’

‘Putting humor to such politically _hot_ and contentious issues is the best way to keep them in perspective.’

‘steamy bed scenes which may be too _hot_ for young fans’

‘I felt my lips being crushed and a _hot_ passionate kiss spread over my glossy lips.’

‘It is so _hot_ and radioactive that the miners use remote control equipment.’

‘local customs officers are _hot_ on confiscations’

‘Unlike their high street namesakes however, fund supermarkets are not always so _hot_ on choice or price.’

‘Tony is very _hot_ on local history’

‘But then our Johann isn’t so _hot_ on the maths, even at the best of times.’

‘the championship contest _hotted_ up’

‘Things are starting to _hot_ up as the political parties gear up to contest next June’s Local Elections for the three seats to Carlow County Council in the Borris Electoral Area.’

‘he _hotted_ up the flask’

‘Competition for places up front is certainly _hotting_ up now, and I would expect him to be in the squad tonight.’