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Meaning of hot stove | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A relatively low-powered kitchen appliance used in lieu of a proper stove.
  2. A hotplate.
  3. A stove with a hot element.
  4. Any potentially harmful situation.
    broadly, figuratively
  5. The baseball off-season where trades take place and teams look to sign free agents.
    attributive

Examples

“You can try⟳ boiling water for that spaghetti on the hot stove, but it might take⟳ a few hours.”
“the hot stove report⟳”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hot stove league hot streak hot stuff Hot Sulphur Springs hot take hot talk

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