/ Dictionary / Index H hot-short: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hot-short Pronunciation: (hot'shôrt'), [key] — adj. (of steel or wrought iron) brittle when heated, usually due to high sulfur content. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. hot shoe hot shot Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language