Sekirov Dictionary

hotshot

/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/

noun 6
adjective 2
verb 1
forms 5

noun6

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(informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
- She sure was a hotshot on the keyboard, 93 words per minute!
A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.
A lethal injection of heroin or another opiate.
(slang) A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.
(US) A portable device that is used to jump-start an automobile battery, or the electrical output of such a device.
(US) A fast freight train.

adjective2

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(informal) Highly skilled.
- He was a hotshot lawyer, with an astounding win-loss record.
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(informal) Displaying talent.
- Keep up those hotshot baskets, and the scouts are sure to take notice.

verb1

(slang) To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.

forms

hotshotted · hotshotting · hotshots · more hotshot · most hotshot

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