# hotter

Pronunciation: say "HOT-er" US /ˈhɑtɚ/, UK /ˈhɒtə/; AUS say "HOT-uh"

## Adjective

1. Comparative of hot. — comparative form of hot: more hot
   - Simple: Comparative of hot. Use this when comparing how hot two things are.
   - _The desert grows hotter as midday approaches._
   - _This pan is much hotter than I expected._

## Noun

2. A person who steals a vehicle in order to drive it for the thrill of joyriding. *(slang, UK)*
   - Simple: Someone who steals a car just to drive it around for fun.
   - _The hotter abandoned the stolen car once the fuel ran out._
   - _Local hotters had been racing stolen cars around the car park all week._

## Verb

3. To vibrate or rattle, moving with a rapid, repeated shaking motion. *(dated, Northern England, UK)*
   - Simple: To shake or rattle, moving with a quick, repeated motion.
   - _The cart's wheels hotter over the cobblestones all the way to market._
   - _Old floorboards hotter underfoot in the drafty farmhouse._

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