"steaming hot" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} steaming hot (not comparable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steaming, hot: very hot in a way that involves giving off steam or extremely hot water vapour. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: steaming, boiling hot, scalding hot, piping hot Hypernyms: hot Coordinate_terms: smoking hot, baking hot
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  2. (idiomatic, loosely) Very hot in a way that involves visible water vapour. Tags: broadly, idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: steaming, boiling hot, baking hot Hypernyms: hot Coordinate_terms: scalding hot, piping hot, smoking hot
    Sense id: en-steaming_hot-en-adj-en:hot_in_vapoury_way_for_people_or_things Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 43 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 44 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 44 24
  3. (idiomatic, loosely) Very hot. Tags: broadly, idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: steaming, boiling hot, scalding hot, piping hot, baking hot, smoking hot Hypernyms: hot
    Sense id: en-steaming_hot-en-adj-en:very_hot
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