The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hot \Hot\, a. [Compar. Hotter; superl. Hottest.] [OE. hot, hat, AS. h[=a]t; akin to OS. h[=e]t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heit[=o] fever, hais torch. Cf. Heat.]
Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. ``A hotvenison pasty.''
--Shak.-
Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful.
--Dryden.There was mouthing in hot haste.
--Byron. Lustful; lewd; lecherous.
--Shak.-
Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
Hot bed (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
Hot wall (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit.
Hot well (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump.
In hot water (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.]
Syn: Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk; vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent; fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty; excitable.
Wiktionary
n. A brick wall, that has enclosed flues connected to a fire, onto which fruit trees are attached in order to hasten growth and ripening
Usage examples of "hot wall".
He had an image of himself going to the window, climbing out on the ledge, beating his fists at that hot wall of air, at the noise, at the people below.
The whole sweet thing is just sweat and work and his ridiculous inability to finish it against the dead hot wall of her belly.
I had to step into the crystal latticework, through the searing hot wall of the chamber, at precisely the exact moment—.
He shielded his face against the heat and moved closer to the red hot wall of the warehouse.