Fit vs. Hot — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fit and Hot
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Definitions
Fit
Of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose
The house was not fit for human habitation
Is the water clean and fit to drink?
Hot
Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.
Fit
In good health, especially because of regular physical exercise
The measures would ensure a leaner, fitter company
My family keep fit by walking and cycling
Hot
Being at a high temperature.
Fit
Be of the right shape and size for
Those jeans still fit me
The shoes fitted better after being stretched
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Hot
Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable
A hot forehead.
Fit
Install or fix (something) into place
They fitted smoke alarms to their home
Hot
Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy
Hot peppers.
A hot curry.
Fit
Be compatible or in agreement with; match
The landlord had not seen anyone fitting that description
Hot
Charged or energized with electricity
A hot wire.
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Fit
Have an epileptic fit
He started fitting uncontrollably
Hot
Radioactive or designed to use radioactive materials.
Fit
The particular way in which something, especially a garment or component, fits
The dress was a perfect fit
Hot
Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery
A hot temper.
Fit
A sudden attack of convulsions and/or loss of consciousness, typical of epilepsy and some other medical conditions
The child had frequent fits
Hot
Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager
Hot for travel.
Fit
A sudden short period of uncontrollable coughing, laughter, etc.
Hot
(Informal) Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy
A hot new book.
A hot topic.
Fit
A section of a poem.
Hot
(Informal) Marked by excited activity or energy
A hot week on the stock market.
Fit
To be the proper size and shape for
These shoes fit me.
Hot
Violent; raging
A hot battle.
Fit
To cause to be the proper size and shape
The tailor fitted the trousers by shortening them.
Hot
Sexually attractive.
Fit
To measure for proper size
She fitted me for a new jacket.
Hot
Sexually attracted; full of desire
In this week's show, the surgeon is really hot for the new intern.
Fit
To be appropriate to; suit
Music that fits your mood.
Hot
Sexually aroused.
Fit
To be in conformity or agreement with
Observations that fit the theory nicely.
Hot
Recently stolen
A hot car.
Fit
To make suitable; adapt
Fitted the shelves for large books.
Hot
Wanted by the police
A hot suspect.
Fit
To make ready; prepare
Specialized training fitted her for the job.
Hot
Close to a successful solution or conclusion
Hot on the trail.
Fit
To equip; outfit
Fit out a ship.
Hot
Most recent; new or fresh
A hot news item.
The hot fashions for fall.
Fit
To provide a place or time for
You can't fit any more toys in the box. The doctor can fit you in today.
Hot
Currently very popular or successful
One of the hottest young talents around.
Fit
To insert or adjust so as to be properly in place
Fit a handle on a door.
Hot
Requiring immediate action or attention
A hot opportunity.
Fit
To be the proper size and shape.
Hot
(Slang) Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative
I'm not so hot at math.
Fit
To be suited; belong
Doesn't fit in with these people.
Hot
(Slang) Funny or absurd
Told a hot one about the neighbors' dog.
Fit
To be in harmony; agree
His good mood fit in with the joyful occasion.
Hot
Performing with great skill and daring
A hot drummer.
Fit
Suited, adapted, or acceptable for a given circumstance or purpose
Not a fit time for flippancy.
Hot
Having or characterized by repeated successes
A player who is on a hot streak.
Fit
Appropriate; proper
Do as you see fit.
Hot
Fast and responsive
A hot sports car.
Fit
Physically sound; healthy
Keeps fit with diet and exercise.
Hot
Unusually lucky
Hot at craps.
Fit
(Biology) Able to survive and produce viable offspring in a particular environment
Hot
(Music) Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation
Hot jazz.
Fit
The state, quality, or way of being fitted
The proper fit of means to ends.
Hot
Bold and bright.
Fit
The manner in which clothing fits
A jacket with a tight fit.
Hot
In a hot manner; hotly.
Fit
The degree of precision with which surfaces are adjusted or adapted to each other in a machine or collection of parts.
Hot
While hot
Foods that are best eaten hot.
Fit
A seizure or convulsion, especially one caused by epilepsy.
Hot
(Informal) To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up
"His book is an exercise in the fashionable art of instant history, in which every episode is hotted up with an anecdote" (Harper's).
Fit
A sudden physical outburst
A fit of coughing.
A fit of laughter.
Hot
Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
Fit
A sudden, involuntary physical reaction
A fit of shivering.
A fit of cramps.
Hot
(of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
He forgot that the frying pan was hot and burned his hand.
It is too hot to be outside.
It is hotter in summer than in winter.
Fit
A sudden, involuntary mental experience
A fit of amnesia.
A fit of déjà vu.
Hot
(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
I was so hot from being in the sun too long.
Aren't you hot with that thick coat on?
Fit
A sudden outburst of emotion
A fit of jealousy.
Hot
Feverish.
Fit
A sudden period of vigorous activity.
Hot
Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
Fit
A section of a poem or ballad.
Hot
Electrically charged.
A hot wire
Fit
Suitable, proper.
You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
Hot
(informal) Radioactive.
Fit
Adapted to a purpose or environment.
Survival of the fittest
Hot
(figurative) Relating to excited emotions.
Fit
In good shape; physically well.
You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.
Hot
(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
Be careful, he has a hot temper and may take it out on you.
Fit
Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
I think the girl working in the office is fit.
Hot
Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
That stripper is hot!
Fit
Prepared; ready.
Hot
(slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
Fit
(transitive) To be suitable for.
It fits the purpose.
Hot
(slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
Enough foreplay! You’ve gotten me so hot already!
Fit
(intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
Ten clowns fit in the car, but not a hundred.
A grain of sand will fit in the cave, but an elephant will not.
Hot
Extremely attracted to.
Hot for her English teacher
Fit
(transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size.
If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.
Hot
Relating to popularity, quality, or the state of being interesting.
Fit
(intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.
That plug fit into the other socket, but it won't go in this one.
Hot
(informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
He's a hot young player, we should give him a trial.
Fit
To make conform in size and shape.
I want to fit the drapes to the windows.
Hot
Popular; in demand.
This new pickup is so hot we can't keep it in stock!
Fit
(transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
I had a suit fitted by the tailor.
Hot
Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
A hot topic
Fit
(transitive) To be in agreement with.
These definitions fit most of the usage.
Hot
Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
Fit
(transitive) To adjust.
The regression program fit a line to the data.
Hot
Fresh; just released.
Fit
(transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
Hot
Relating to danger or risk.
Fit
(transitive) To equip or supply.
The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.
Hot
Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
Fit
(transitive) To make ready.
I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home.
Hot
(slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
I wouldn't speed through here if I was you. This area is hot this time of night.
Fit
To be seemly.
Hot
Stolen.
Hot merchandise
Fit
To be proper or becoming.
Hot
Not covered by funds on account.
I wouldn't trust him. He gave me a hot check last week.
Fit
(intransitive) To be in harmony.
The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit.
Hot
Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
Am I warm yet? — You're hot!
He was hot on her tail.
Fit
To suffer a fit.
Hot
(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
This kind of chili pepper is way too hot for my taste.
Fit
Fight; fought.
Hot
(of an electric musical instrument) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier.
Fit
The degree to which something fits.
This shirt is a bad fit.
Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit.
Hot
(slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
He was finished in a hot minute.
I dated him for a hot second.
Fit
Conformity of elements one to another.
It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts.
Hot
Extremely fast or with great speed.
That plane's coming in hot!
A hot pass
Fit
The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
Hot
Hotly, at a high temperature.
Fit
(advertising) Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings.
Hot
Rapidly, quickly.
Fit
(statistics) Goodness of fit.
Hot
(especially in the phrase "come in hot", "go in hot") While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).
Fit
(bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
During the auction, it is often a partnership's goal to find an eight-card major suit fit.
Hot
To heat; to make or become hot.
Fit
(archaic) A section of a poem or ballad.
Hot
To become lively or exciting.
Fit
A seizure or convulsion.
My grandfather died after having a fit.
Hot
Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; - opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.
Fit
(medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
Hot
Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful.
There was mouthing in hot haste.
Fit
A sudden outburst of emotion.
He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.
She had a fit and threw all of his clothes out through the window.
He threw a fit when his car broke down.
Hot
Lustful; lewd; lecherous.
Fit
A sudden burst (of an activity).
Hot
Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
Fit
(informal) An outfit, a set of clothing.
How do you like the fit?
Hot
Used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning;
Hot stove
Hot water
A hot August day
A hot stuffy room
She's hot and tired
A hot forehead
Fit
In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus.
To play some pleasant fit.
Hot
Characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense;
The fighting became hot and heavy
A hot engagement
A raging battle
The river became a raging torrent
Fit
The quality of being fit; adjustment; adaptedness; as of dress to the person of the wearer.
Hot
Extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm;
A hot temper
A hot topic
A hot new book
A hot love affair
A hot argument
Fit
The coincidence of parts that come in contact.
Hot
(color) bold and intense;
Hot pink
Fit
A stroke or blow.
Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin,That keeps thy body from the bitter fit.
Hot
Sexually excited or exciting;
Was hot for her
Hot pants
Fit
A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces convulsions or unconsciousness; a convulsion; a paroxysm; hence, a period of exacerbation of a disease; in general, an attack of disease; as, a fit of sickness.
And when the fit was on him, I did markHow he did shake.
Hot
Recently stolen or smuggled;
Hot merchandise
A hot car
Fit
A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a fit of melancholy, of passion, or of laughter.
All fits of pleasure we balanced by an equal degree of pain.
The English, however, were on this subject prone to fits of jealously.
Hot
Very fast;
A blistering pace
Got off to a hot start
In hot pursuit
A red-hot line drive
Fit
A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort, activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or inaction; an impulsive and irregular action.
The fits of the season.
Hot
Wanted by the police;
A hot suspect
Fit
A darting point; a sudden emission.
A tongue of light, a fit of flame.
Hot
Performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy;
A hot drummer
He's hot tonight
Fit
Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature or by art; suited by character, qualitties, circumstances, education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy.
That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in.
Fit audience find, though few.
Hot
Having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;
Gingery Chinese food
Hot peppers
Hot curry
Corn chips with peppery salsa
Spicy tomato sauce
Fit
Prepared; ready.
So fit to shoot, she singled forth amongher foes who first her quarry's strength should feel.
Hot
Very popular or successful;
One of the hot young talents
Cabbage patch dolls were hot last season
Fit
Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste; convenient; meet; becoming; proper.
Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked?
Hot
Very unpleasant or even dangerous;
Make it hot for him
In the hot seat
In hot water
Fit
To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended; to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or preparation.
The time is fitted for the duty.
The very situation for which he was peculiarly fitted by nature.
Hot
Newest or most recent;
News hot off the press
Red-hot information
Fit
To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to adapt to a model; to adjust; - said especially of the work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc.
The carpenter . . . marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes.
Hot
Having or bringing unusually good luck;
Hot at craps
The dice are hot tonight
Fit
To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that is shaped and adjusted to the use required.
No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves.
Hot
Very good; often used in the negative;
He's hot at math but not so hot at history
Fit
To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits you, put it on.
That's a bountiful answer that fits all questions.
That time best fits the work.
Hot
Newly made;
A hot scent
Fit
To be proper or becoming.
Nor fits it to prolong the feast.
Hot
Capable of quick response and great speed;
A hot sports car
Fit
To be adjusted to a particular shape or size; to suit; to be adapted; as, his coat fits very well.
Hot
Having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm;
Hot for travel
Fit
A display of bad temper;
He had a fit
She threw a tantrum
He made a scene
Hot
Of a seeker; near to the object sought;
You're getting warm
Hot on the trail
Fit
A sudden uncontrollable attack;
A paroxysm of giggling
A fit of coughing
Convulsions of laughter
Hot
Having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity;
Hot fuel rods
A hot laboratory
Fit
The manner in which something fits;
I admired the fit of her coat
Hot
Charged or energized with electricity;
A hot wire
A live wire
Fit
A sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason);
A burst of applause
A fit of housecleaning
Hot
Marked by excited activity;
A hot week on the stock market
Fit
Be agreeable or acceptable to;
This suits my needs
Fit
Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;
This piece won't fit into the puzzle
Fit
Satisfy a condition or restriction;
Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?
Fit
Make fit;
Fit a dress
He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out
Fit
Insert or adjust several objects or people;
Can you fit the toy into the box?
This man can't fit himself into our work environment
Fit
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics;
The two stories don't agree in many details
The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
Fit
Conform to some shape or size;
How does this shirt fit?
Fit
Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose;
The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
Fit
Make correspond or harmonize;
Match my sweater
Fit
Meeting adequate standards for a purpose;
A fit subject for discussion
It is fit and proper that you be there
Water fit to drink
Fit for duty
Do as you see fit to
Fit
(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed;
In no fit state to continue
Fit to drop
Laughing fit to burst
She was fit to scream
Primed for a fight
We are set to go at any time
Fit
Physically and mentally sound or healthy;
Felt relaxed and fit after their holiday
Keeps fit with diet and exercise
