buy a company, etc.        not wanted by

the company that is to be bought         ) JX

iffilM; SciScM: a hostile takeover bid hostil ity /hD'stilati; NAmE ha:'s-/ noun 1 [U] ~ (to/ towards sb/sth) unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behaviour gfc M ; 4rC: feelings of hostility towards people from other backgrounds

'If 0 There was open hostility between the two schools.    0 2 [u] ~ (to/towards

sth) strong and angry opposition towards an idea, a plan or a situation ( XtiUfi, i+$J^1f ‘M&fiitri: public hostility to nuclear power

3 hostilities [pi.] (formal) acts of fighting in a war tiXTfr A ■. the start/outbreak of hostilities between the two sides KA£l®l$C)tffTAl$^A 0 a cessa­tion of hostilities (= an end to fighting) host ler /'hDsla(r); NAmE 'ha:s-/ noun (NAmE) = ostler hot 0-w /hDt; NAmE ha:t/ adj., verb u adj. (hot-ter, hot test)

►                TEMPERATURE S H 1 having a high temperature;

producing heat MIS: i®5 IHJ;    63: Do you like this hot

weather? # HIX & # ^ &V (H/x H ? 0 It’s hot today, isn’t it? M A M , 5ft ? 0 It was hot and getting hotter. A^M$7    O It was the

hottest July on record, fflfklfjM 0 0 a hot dry summer Af&A'B&tJt A 0 Be careful—the plates are hot. ^ 7'          0 All rooms have hot and

cold water.  $yjc0 oahotbathf&z(C

0 a hot meal (= one that has been cooked)

0 I couldn’t live in a hot country (= one which has high average temperatures).          0

Cook in a very hot oven. 0 Eat it

while it’s hot.        o I touched his forehead.

He felt hot and feverish. % & 7 'fife ItfJ HU #6,        I*J #M,

H & A o —see also baking hot at baking adj.,

BOILING HOT at BOILING, PIPING HOT, RED-HOT, WHITE- HOT 2 (of a person A) feeling heat in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way   ( sXM. S ) /&: Is anyone

too hot? WAffi*§A&7«%? Olfeel hot.$tmmi&o o Her cheeks were hot with embarrassment. tMo 3 making you feel hot  London

was hot and dusty.          » o a long hot

journey

►                FOOD WITH SPICES M fill It % 4 containing pepper and spices and producing a burning feeling in your mouth

M W ; M H M : hot spicy food A M     0 You can

make a curry hotter simply by adding chillies. M R w§ #Q o hot mustard    ELS

MILD

►                CAUSING STRONG FEELINGS 31 &         5 involving a

lot of activity, argument or strong feelings    ; M

${      ® $!{ : Today we enter the hottest phase of the

election campaign. MAffc111ISA7^fSft$1WfifT Hi o 0 The environment has become a very hot issue.

ft B J5K A fltn iSM c 0 Competition is getting hotter day by day. g

►                DIFFICULT/DANGEROUS M 5® ;    1^ 6 difficult or

dangerous to deal with and making you feel worried or uncomfortable 5fg 1$;          ; M P& (ft: When things

got too hot most journalists left the area.

o They’re

making life hot for her.   0 7 5®M0

►                POPULAR M f 7 (informal) new, exciting and very popular Mtrlft; MJ®—HtW; ;A£L#J: This is one of the hottest clubs in town. rfT0 They are one of this year’s hot new bands.

tl M 0r 3s PA T. — o 0 The couple are Hollywood’s hottest property.

►                NEWS $)t hi 8 fresh, very recent and usually exciting H

$rl$, ififiW ( iMMAAl? ) : I’ve got some hot gossip for ■you!'&&&fj>#-*•HftW ! 0 a story that is hot oft the press (= has just appeared in the news­papers) imwMii

►                TIP/FAVOURITE f j 9 [only before noun] likely to be

successful W ^ JA fill : She seems to be the hot favourite for the job.  Ai&o

0 Do you have any hot tips for today’s race?

GOOD AT STH/KNOWING A LOT ]H ; BiM 'IO [not before

noun] ~ at/on sth (informal) very good at doing sth; knowing a lot about sth          ) ; ,(   ) T

M IS ^ : Don’t ask me—I’m not too hot on British history, mm—

►                ANGER tv 11 if sb has a hot temper they become

angry very easily   ( WH )

►                SEXUAL EXCITEMENT 12 feeling or causing sexual

excitement ]^IiJ ( ^31^ )  You were as hot

for me as I was for you. ^          , IfcikiflJcf'Ro 0

I’ve got a hot date tonight.

►                SHOCKING/CRITICAL f|i A ; f" ] 13 containing scenes, statements, etc. that are too shocking or too critical and are likely to cause anger or disapproval (

MA63: Some of the nude scenes were regarded as too hot for Broadway. W ^ M 5l ® A AAtAT, Xii'B       0 The report was

highly critical of senior members of the Cabinet and was considered too hot to publish.

— see also hot stuff(4)

►                STRICT 14 [not before noun] ~ on sth thinking that

sth is very important and making sure that it always happens or is done MM,          ) :

They’re very hot on punctuality at work. fMlMSMX# Wc

►                MUSIC 15 (of music, especially jazz Ufa, XimH& A3s) having a strong and exciting rhythm

►                GOODS At ^ 16 stolen and difficult to get rid of because they can easily be recognized fiu5|t (

I’d never have touched those CDs if I’d known

they were hot. if

►                IN CHILDREN’S GAMES JUtrtM 17 [not before noun] used

in children’s games to say that the person playing is very close to finding a person or thing, or to guessing the correct answer  T; A 7: You’re getting

hotlfamfT\

iraai be ,hot to ‘trot (informal) 1 to be very enthusi­astic about starting an activity fflW ( 3&ti!s%J_\). 2 to be excited in a sexual way A ‘df'ik'i'fij} be in/get into hot 'water (informal) to be in or get into trouble M ; 1&. ± M M go hot and 'cold to experience a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety jEt ) : When the phone rang I just went hot and cold, ffe go/sell like hot ‘cakes to sell quickly or in great numbers (all) hot and 'bothered (informal) in a state of anxiety or confusion because you are under too much pressure, have a problem, are trying to hurry, etc. ( 0JEE AMA, W)® a,      7'ititSL hot on sb’s/sth’s

'heels following sb/sth very closely     ®MMM:

He turned and fled with Peter hot on his heels.

O Further successes came hot on the heels of her first best-selling novel. M W          7 i#

hot on sb’s/sth’s 'tracks/'trail (informal) close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been chasing or searching for j&Sc ( ^A^ct/ ) hot under the 'collar (informal) angry or embarrassed #0-#}; HiS M : He got very hot under the collar when I asked him where he’d been all day.

in hot pur'suit (of sb) following sb closely and deter­mined to catch them ( M^A )          She sped

away in her car with journalists in hot pursuit,

IS4,   not so/too hot

1 not very good in quality MM'XAA: Her spelling isn’t too hot.         A£F o 2 not feeling well

‘How are you today?’ ‘Not so hot, I’m afraid.’ “MMAX

AWT? ” “MUM, XfcAWo ” —more at blow v.,

CAT, HEEL n., STRIKE V.

• verb (-tt-) IJ!l;m ,hot ‘up (BrE) (also ,heat 'up NAmE, BrE) (informal) to become more exciting or to show an increase in activity Wl € A; M )JP : Things are really hotting up in the election campaign.

0»I7.

,hot 'air noun [U] (informal) claims, promises or statements that sound impressive but have no real

meaning or truth    AiS;