Collocations for hot - adj.

be | become, get, grow
The sun shone fiercely down and it grew hotter and hotter.

baking, blazing, bloody
(taboo),

boiling, exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, incredibly, insufferably, intensely, oppressively, really, scorching, stiflingly, swelteringly, unbearably, uncomfortably, unusually, very
a boiling hot summer''s day It was unbearably hot in the car.

a bit, fairly, pretty, quite, rather
This weather''s a bit hot for me.

be, feel, look
Don''t you feel hot so close to the fire?

get, grew
They had been going steadily up for half an hour and she was beginning to get uncomfortably hot. | His face grew hot at the memory of his embarrassment.

boiling, burning, extremely, really, uncomfortably, very
I was boiling hot and sweaty. | His forehead was burning hot.

a bit, quite, rather

be, feel, look, seem | get

extremely, really, red-, scalding, very, white-
white-hot metal

a bit, fairly, moderately, quite, rather, slightly
Wash the tablecloth in fairly hot soapy water. | Bake in a moderately hot oven.

enough, sufficiently
The ground was hot enough to fry an egg on.

be | keep, stay
The food should stay hot until we''re ready to eat.

keep sth
The containers keep the food hot for five hours.

eat sth, serve sth
Serve hot or cold accompanied by bread and a salad.

piping, really, scalding, sizzling, steaming, very
a bowl of piping hot soup Make sure the fat is sizzling hot.

a bit, fairly, quite, rather

be, taste

extremely, really, very
I love really hot food.

a bit, pretty, quite, slightly
That was a pretty hot curry!