hot stove

noun5

1. •
   A stove with a hot element.
2. •
   [before a noun] The baseball off-season where trades take place and teams look to sign free agents.

   • the hot stove report
3. •
   (figurative) Any potentially harmful situation.
4. •
   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.
5. •
   A hotplate.