hotbox.
A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
Meaning & usage
A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents. An oven.
An overheated shaft bearing.
An overheated shaft bearing. An overheated axle box, bearing and bearing enclosure.
A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose. A cold frame containing compost that provides a limited amount of warmth.
A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose. A box for hot composting.
A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose. An incubator.
A room or house that becomes unbearably hot inside when the weather is hot.
A small, hot, enclosure, used as a punishment for slaves or prisoners.
A furnace or heat source for a building.
A small, airtight space where people smoke marijuana in order to intensify the high.
A gas manifold that diverts hot gasses into a heat exchanger.
A soundproof box used to hold a camera in order to prevent the sound of its operation interfering with the recording of a film.
A storage container for personal belongings of employees who are hot desking.
A location where controversial ideas are discussed or practiced.
A sexy woman.
A context-sensitive dialog that duplicates many of the commands on the menu for users of the Maya Embedded Language.
Where this word comes from
From hot + box.
To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby intensifying the drug's effects.
Jane hotboxed the tent earlier.
To put out a cigarette just before entering a vehicle, then expel smoke in the vehicle.
To smoke a cigarette vigorously and rapidly.
To fart in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car.
Where this word comes from
From hot + box.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.