hot-spot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hot spot]
- /hɒt spɒt/
- /hɒt spɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot spot]
- /hɒt spɒt/

Definitions of hot-spot word

verb with object hot-spot to stop (a forest fire) at a hot spot. 1
noun hot-spot a country or region where dangerous or difficult political situations exist or may erupt, especially where a war, revolution, or a belligerent attitude toward other countries exists or may develop: In the 1960s, Vietnam became a hot spot. 1
noun hot-spot Informal. any area or place of known danger, intrigue, dissension, or instability. 1
noun hot-spot Informal. a nightclub. 1
noun hot-spot Photography. an area of a negative or print revealing excessive light on that part of the subject. 1
noun hot-spot a section of forest or woods where fires frequently occur. 1

See all 12 definitions of hot-spot

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Origin of hot-spot

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; v. use of hot spot

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Parts of speech for Hot-spot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hot-spot

hot-spot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for hot-spot

noun hot-spot

asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
bad news — someone or something regarded as undesirable
bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
catch-22 — If you describe a situation as a Catch-22, you mean it is an impossible situation because you cannot do one thing until you do another thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you do the first thing.

All 26 Synonyms of hot-spot