hot stove

noun

A relatively low-powered kitchen appliance used in lieu of a proper stove.

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

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Meanings

nounhot stove (plural hot stoves)

plural hot stoves

  1. A relatively low-powered kitchen appliance used in lieu of a proper stove.

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

  2. A hotplate.
  3. A stove with a hot element.
  4. broadlyfigurativelyAny potentially harmful situation.
  5. attributiveball gamesThe baseball off-season where trades take place and teams look to sign free agents.

    the hot stove report

Cite this entry
APA

hot stove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20stove

MLA

“hot stove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20stove. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot stove,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20stove.

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