hot stove

hot stove
a) 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.

b) Term that defines the baseball offseason where trades are taking place and teams look to sign free agents. (e.g. The "hot stove" report)

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  • 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

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