noun
1. a place of political unrest and potential violence
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the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots
• Syn: ↑hot spot
• Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
2. a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
• Syn: ↑hot spot
• Hypernyms: ↑point
3. a lively entertainment spot
• Syn: ↑hot spot
• Hypernyms: ↑spot
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hotˈspot noun
1. An area of (too) high temperature in an engine, etc
2. A region of the earth where there is evidence of isolated volcanic activity due to hot material rising through the earth's mantle
3. A popular nightclub (informal)
4. An area of potential trouble, esp political or military
5. A place of very high radioactivity
6. An area of a web page that activates a hyperlink when clicked on with a mouse (computing)
7. An area where a portable computer equipped for wireless Internet connection can gain access to a local area network
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Main Entry: ↑hot
Useful english dictionary. 2012.