Collocations for hot - adj.
1. of the weather
VERBS
be
become, get, grow, turn
The sun shone fiercely down and it grew hotter and hotter.
become, get, grow, turn
The sun shone fiercely down and it grew hotter and hotter.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
baking (esp. BrE), blazing, boiling, exceptionally, extremely, incredibly, intensely, oppressively, really, scorching, stiflingly, swelteringly, unbearably, uncomfortably, unusually
a boiling hot summer day
It was unbearably hot in the car.
baking (esp. BrE), blazing, boiling, exceptionally, extremely, incredibly, intensely, oppressively, really, scorching, stiflingly, swelteringly, unbearably, uncomfortably, unusually
a boiling hot summer day
It was unbearably hot in the car.
a little,
slightly,
etc.
This weather's a little hot for me.
This weather's a little hot for me.
2. of a person
VERBS
be,
feel,
look
Don't you feel hot so close to the fire?
Don't you feel hot so close to the fire?
get,
grow,
turn
She was beginning to get uncomfortably hot.
His face grew hot at the memory of his embarrassment.
She was beginning to get uncomfortably hot.
His face grew hot at the memory of his embarrassment.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
boiling, burning, uncomfortably
I was boiling hot and sweaty.
His forehead was burning hot.
boiling, burning, uncomfortably
I was boiling hot and sweaty.
His forehead was burning hot.
a little,
slightly,
etc.
3. of a thing
VERBS
be,
feel,
look,
seem
get
keep, stay
The food should stay hot until we're ready to eat.
get
keep, stay
The food should stay hot until we're ready to eat.
keep sth
The containers keep the food hot for five hours.
The containers keep the food hot for five hours.
eat sth,
serve sth
Serve hot or cold accompanied by bread and a salad.
Serve hot or cold accompanied by bread and a salad.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
Wash the tablecloth in fairly hot soapy water.
Wash the tablecloth in fairly hot soapy water.
scalding
piping, sizzling, steaming (all used about food)
a bowl of piping hot soup
Make sure the fat is sizzling hot.
piping, sizzling, steaming (all used about food)
a bowl of piping hot soup
Make sure the fat is sizzling hot.
a little,
slightly,
etc.
moderately
Bake in a moderately hot oven.
moderately
Bake in a moderately hot oven.
enough
The ground was hot enough to fry an egg.
The ground was hot enough to fry an egg.
4. spicy
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
I love really hot food.
That was a pretty hot curry!
I love really hot food.
That was a pretty hot curry!
a little,
slightly,
etc.
Hot is used with these nouns:
afternoon, air, ash, bath, biscuit, blast, blood, breakfast, breath, broiler, cheek, chilli, chocolate, cider, cinder, climate, coal, coffee, commodity, country, cup, curry, date, day, desert, destination, dish, drink, fat, favourite, fire, flame, flash, flush, food, furnace, gas, glare, grill, guy, iron, key, lunch, meal, metal, milk, month, mouth, mug, mustard, news, nightclub, oven, pan, pepper, pink, prospect, restaurant, room, sand, sauce, sensation, sex, show, shower, snack, soup, spell, spot, spring, starter, steam, sting, stove, streak, summer, sun, sunlight, sunshine, supper, tap, tea, tear, temper, temperature, tip, topic, towel, tub, water, weather
afternoon, air, ash, bath, biscuit, blast, blood, breakfast, breath, broiler, cheek, chilli, chocolate, cider, cinder, climate, coal, coffee, commodity, country, cup, curry, date, day, desert, destination, dish, drink, fat, favourite, fire, flame, flash, flush, food, furnace, gas, glare, grill, guy, iron, key, lunch, meal, metal, milk, month, mouth, mug, mustard, news, nightclub, oven, pan, pepper, pink, prospect, restaurant, room, sand, sauce, sensation, sex, show, shower, snack, soup, spell, spot, spring, starter, steam, sting, stove, streak, summer, sun, sunlight, sunshine, supper, tap, tea, tear, temper, temperature, tip, topic, towel, tub, water, weather