hot-stove — adj. [attrib.] denoting a discussion about a favorite sport carried on during the off season hot stove speculation | these postseason fans known as the hot stove league will be in here all winter arguing about the strike zone Origin: 1950s: by… … Useful english dictionary
Hot stove league — The Hot Stove League is a baseball related term, referring to the off season. Therefore, it is not actually a league , but the term instead calls up images of baseball fans, anxious for the start of the new season, gathering around a hot stove… … Wikipedia
hot stove league — noun The discussion of a sport that happens during the sports off season. Forget “Hot Stove League.” That’s so last century … Wiktionary
hot stove league — noun : sports followers (as of baseball) gathering for off season discussion first place a baseball fan might look for some good, between seasons, hot stove league reading J.K.Hutchens … Useful english dictionary
hot-stove — noun a) A hotplate. b) A stove with a hot element; therefore a hazard if touched … Wiktionary
hot-stove league — /hot stohv / devotees of a sport, esp. baseball, who meet for off season talks. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
hot-stove league — /hot stohv / devotees of a sport, esp. baseball, who meet for off season talks. [1950 55] * * * n. informal sports fans, esp. baseball fans in the off season, who discuss players, teams, and the upcoming season … Useful english dictionary
Mets Hot Stove — Format Sports talk and debate Starring Kevin Burkhardt Country of origin United States Broadcast Original channel … Wikipedia
be slaving away over a hot stove — humorous phrase to be cooking Thesaurus: cook food or be cookedhyponym Main entry: slave … Useful english dictionary
Hot — Hot, a. [Compar. {Hotter}; superl. {Hottest}.] [OE. hot, hat, AS. h[=a]t; akin to OS. h[=e]t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heit[=o] fever, hais torch. Cf. {Heat}.] 1. Having much sensible heat;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English