hot water meaning

Definition of hot water

1. a dangerous or distressing predicament
   • his views on race got him into political hot water

   Type of: predicament

hot water in a sentence

• Don't pour hot water into the glass or it will crack.
• He was always in hot water with his teachers for being late.
• She got into hot water when her boyfriend called her at work.
• We have no hot water because the pipes broke.
• The bathtub was filled with hot water and flower petals.

How to pronounce hot water

hot water is pronounced /hɒt ˈwɔːtə/ in British English and /hɑt ˈwɔtɚ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.