# hots

Pronunciation: say "HOTS" US /hɑts/, UK /hɒts/

## Noun

1. A feeling of strong physical or sexual attraction toward another person. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A strong feeling of wanting someone you find very attractive.
   - _By the second week of rehearsals, half the cast had the hots for the director._
   - _Office gossip suggested the manager had the hots for a junior analyst._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of hot. *(UK)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of hot
   - Simple: The form of hot used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The competition hots up as the deadline approaches._
   - _The debate hots up whenever taxes come up._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hots (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).