Meanings
plural hotlists · alternative hot-list
- idiomaticA list of items of special interest (such as highest priority, likelihood, risk, or otherwise).
There were 22 schools on the hotlist to close, consolidate or be turned around.
2009 February 24, “Six CPS schools to stay open”, in ABC7Chicago.com1 more example
The federal government is proposing to add a number of substances to a hotlist that will prevent them from being used in cosmetics.
2009 March 7, “Health, environment departments take action on four substances”, in The Canadian Press TORONTOSynonyms: hit list, hot sheet, short list
- idiomaticA list of banned items.
The Hotlist is used to keep the cosmetic industry aware of substances that are restricted or prohibited in cosmetics
2004 June 18, “Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist”, in Health CanadaSynonyms: blacklist
present singular third person hotlists · participle present hotlisting · participle past hotlisted · past hotlisted · alternative hot-list
- transitiveTo add something to such a list, or to be added to such a list.
- transitiveTo blacklist.
one must also check that the certificate is not hot-listed by Its issuer
1993 August 1, Stephen T. Kent, “Internet Privacy Enhanced Mail”, in Commun. ACM, volume 36, number 8, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 48–601 more example
In case of loss/theft of card, the cardholder should immediately block/hotlist the card to avoid any misuse for safety reasons
2024 May 30, Sneha Kulkarni, “How to block a debit card: 4 ways to block, hotlist PNB debit card”, in The Economic Times, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA list of items of special interest (such as highest priority, likelihood, risk, or otherwise).
nounA list of banned items.
Origin
Cite this entry
hotlist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotlist
“hotlist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotlist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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