₀ 4 something that is likely to cause anger or

disagreement

These new proposals are proving to be hot stuff. j&#§r

hot-swap verb [VN] (-pp-) (informal) to fit or replace a computer part with the power still connected

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hot-'tempered adj. (especially BrE) tending to become very angry easily B&fiA H5i#J ,hot 'tub noun a heated bath/BATHTUB, often outside, that several people can sit in together to relax j&TKI^jtfe

hot- water bottle noun a rubber container that is filled with hot water and put in a bed to make it warm

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'hot-wire verb [VN] (informal) to start the engine of a vehicle by using a piece of wire instead of a key m^k^lBi &I&AA ( )

Houdini /hui'diini/ noun a person or animal that is very good at escaping X ) onuduu

From Harry Houdini, a famous performer in the US who escaped from ropes, chains, boxes, etc.

iftM • MM ( Harry Houdini ) „ houmous = HUMMUS hound /haund/ noun, verb

unoun a dog that can run fast and has a good sense of smell, used for hunting A; — see also Afghan

HOUND, BLOODHOUND, FOXHOUND, GREYHOUND, WOLFHOUND

mverb [VN] to keep following sb and not leave them alone, especially in order to get sth from them or ask them questions ECT1 harass : They

were hounded day and night by the press. ftfe {[] 0 ® M 3\ Dr SI If- W HI £* o iaidl;tol .hound sb 'out (of sth) | 'hound sb from sth [usually passive] to force sb to leave a job or a place, especially by making their life difficult and unpleasant ilil&A/lflR ( SK&TFKJfe )

'hound dog noun (NAmE) (especially in the southern US) a dog used in hunting ( ) fn A

houndstooth /'haundztu:0/ noun [U] a type of large pattern with pointed shapes, often in black and white, used especially in cloth for jackets and suits ( Ala

) xmm,

hour 0-w/'aua(r)/ noun

ItldUm Use an, not a, before hour. * hour an, 7

| a, 1 [C] (abbr. hr, hr.) 60 minutes; one of the 24 parts that a day is divided into /JnBT It will take about an hour to get there. d\ * o The

interview lasted half an hour. 0 It

was a three-hour exam. 0 I waited

for an hour and then I left. 1^7^7/hBd,

To o He’ll be back in an hour, fife — 7tif fs 0₀ o We’re paid by the hour. o The

minimum wage was set at £3.20 an hour. Hfl£I]j£f a£ A 3.20 0 Top speed is 120 miles per hour, jft

120 ^1, 0 York was within an hour’s drive, ft A M A 7 X H M — /b Bd o o Chicago is two hours away (= it takes two hours to get there), fij X tin If m 5c M /j> Bf o o We’re four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference). i\] tb^KT /hB7 O We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour). 2 [C, usually

sing.] a period of about an hour, used for a particular purpose — /h Bf fa]: I use the Internet at work, during my lunchhour.

— see also happy hour, rush hour 3 hours [pi.] a fixed period of time during which people work, an office is open, etc. ( X # jft. )^: Wj£ Btf lU :

Opening hours are from 10 to 6 each day. ^ikStl'u] A# A 10 A?¹] 6 A° o Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours. IfWISTfe

i£ o o What are your office hours? # l'flJl/L A

I*J/lA? 0 a hospital’s visiting hours Britain’s licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open) used to be very restricted. ^S^J'MⁿE^ikWlH]^ttf ^ fi] ® f* ft |ft |5g $J „ o This is the only place to get a drink after hours (= after the normal closing time for pubs).

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0 Clients can now contact us by email out of hours (= when the office is closed), fj W X A A Bd |a] IM A Mfl lr «J IXffl ffe W #1 $Un M.fk o 4 [sing.] a particular point in time ^TWi'b] : You can’t turn him away at this hour of the night. 5 hours [pi.] a

long time i'bJ : It took hours getting there, ft 7 7

fft |0l A f 'J IP M o o JVe been waiting for hours. #c^T jfiA T o o ■How long did it last?’ ‘Oh, hours and hours. ’ “Hi, tMA^SAo ” 6 [C, usually sing.] the time when sth important happens It H : This was often thought of as the country’s finest hour. — H£iA 0 She thought her last hour had come. MIM AMX^lftHJn IHMM'T o 0 Don’t desert me in my hour of need.

₀ 7 the hour [sing.] the time when it is exactly l

o’clock, 2 o’clock, etc. M A: There’s a bus every hour on the hour, 7 Bill AW o The clock

struck the hour. # M. M $! A 78 hours [pi.] used when giving the time according to the 24-hour clock, usually in military or other official language ( & 24 >Js

) A#:

The first missile was launched at 2300 hours '(= at 11 p.m.). 23 A ( 11 A ) A’It AX

IlldlJ This is pronounced ‘23 hundred hours’,

A “ 23 hundred hours ” _Q ITiTTl ’all hours any time, especially a time which is not usual or suitable jifeiN' |B] ( AJb1£iE#^:^WWjS^N‘|0] ) : He’s started staying out till all hours (= until very late at night). #,E^JF$p fE ffi W % ® 7 o 0 She thinks she can call me at all

hours of the day and night.

H ta ft fj % o keep ... 'hours if you keep regular,

strange, etc. hours, the times at which you do things (especially getting up or going to bed) are regular, strange, etc. )

the 'small/'early hours (also the wee small 'hours ScotE, NAmE also the wee 'hours) the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight 7 ® RiJ MW—^N‘10]; j'lltN'A: We worked well into the small hours, hill—JtxSliJ 7 *F®ZfSo 0 The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning.

MWniRlTo — more at eleven, evil, kill v., unearthly,

UNGODLY

hourglass

hourglass /'auaglais; NAmE 'auarglaes/ noun a glass container holding sand that takes exactly an hour to pass through a small opening between the top and bottom sections ±^^#7^ viv?L

iiSITSP, ) — compare egg timer

'hour hand noun the small hand on a clock or watch that points to the hour ( # fk ) N^- ft — picture o CLOCK

hourly /'aoeli; NAmE 'auarli/ adj., adv. isiaia Use an, not a, before hourly. * hourly Zmffi an, a₀ uadj. [only before noun] 1 done or happening every hour ) 0X an hourly bus service Trains leave at hourly intervals.

B'j* tfl ^l] o 2 an hourly wage, fee, rate, etc. is the amount that you earn every hour or pay for a service every hour ( Ifc, Mfe'h : an hourly rate of $30 an hour #/Jn flf 30 tu i^C

uadv. every hour /hBt ( — A ) fife: Reapply sunscreen