hot hold

verb

To keep (food) hot to prevent the growth of foodborne bacteria.

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Meanings

verbhot hold (third-person singular simple present hot holds, present participle hot holding, simple past and past participle hot held)

present singular third person hot holds · participle present hot holding · participle past hot held · past hot held

  1. To keep (food) hot to prevent the growth of foodborne bacteria.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:hot hold.

Origin

hot + hold; for the grammar, compare e.g. hot roll, hot refuel, hot bed.

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APA

hot hold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20hold

MLA

“hot hold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20hold. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot hold,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20hold.

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