steaming hot

English

Adjective

steaming hot (not comparable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steaming,‎ hot: very hot in a way that involves giving off steam or extremely hot water vapour.
    Synonym: steaming
    Hypernym: hot
    Coordinate terms: smoking hot, baking hot
    Near-synonyms: boiling hot, scalding hot, piping hot
    Don't touch that radiator! It's steaming hot!
  2. (idiomatic, loosely) Very hot in a way that involves visible water vapour.
    Synonym: steaming
    Hypernym: hot
    Coordinate terms: scalding hot, piping hot, smoking hot
    Near-synonyms: boiling hot, baking hot
    Those horses are steaming hot. He's got to give that team a rest in the shade soon or there'll be trouble.
  3. (idiomatic, loosely) Very hot.
    Synonym: steaming
    Hypernym: hot
    Synonyms: boiling hot, scalding hot, piping hot, baking hot, smoking hot
    Watch out — the chrome parts of the car are steaming hot from the sun.

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