Storm vs Hot - What's the difference?
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Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.
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A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
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(meteorology) a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
(military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.
To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
To assault (a stronghold or fortification) with military forces.
Of an object, having a high temperature.
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Of the weather, causing the air to be hot.
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Of a person or animal, feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
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Feverish.
Of food, spicy.
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(lb) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
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Stolen.
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(lb) Electrically charged
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(lb) Radioactive.
(lb) Of a person, very physically or sexually attractive.
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Sexual; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
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Popular; in demand.
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Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
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Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
*1938 , Harold M. Sherman, "Shooting Stars," Boys' Life (March 1938), Published by Boy Scouts of America, p.5:
*:"Keep going! You're hot tonight!" urged Wally.
*2002 , Peter Krause & Andy King, Play-By-Play Golf, First Avenue Editions, p.55:
*:The ball lands on the fairway, just a couple of yards in front of the green. "Nice shot Sarah! You're hot today!" Jenny says.
Fresh; just released.
*1960 , Super Markets of the Sixties: Findings, recommendations.- v.2. The plans and sketches, Super Market Institute, p.30:
*:A kid can stand in the street and sell newspapers, if the headlines are hot .
*2000 , David Cressy, Travesties and transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England: tales of discord and dissension, Oxford University Press, p.34:
*:Some of these publications show signs of hasty production, indicating that they were written while the news was hot .
Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
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To heat; to make or become hot.
To become lively or exciting.
As a proper noun storm
is .As a noun hot is
a whit, a bit.storm
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) storm, from (etyl) . Related to (l).Noun
(en noun)- We hear this fearful tempest sing, / Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm .
citation, passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
- The proposed reforms have led to a political storm .
- Her sister / Began to scold and raise up such a storm .
Hyponyms
* See alsoCoordinate terms
* (meteorology) breeze, gale, hurricaneDerived terms
* barnstorm * bestorm * duststorm * leafstorm * sandstorm * snowstorm * storm in a tea-kettle * stormlike * stormtrooper * stormy * thunderstorm * windstormSee also
* blizzardEtymology 2
From (etyl) stormen, sturmen, from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- She stormed out of the room.
- Troops stormed the complex.