English Dictionary: hotfoot | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Better \Bet"ter\, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot, and prob. to Skr. bhadra excellent. See {Boot} advantage, and cf. {Best}, {Batful}.] 1. Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air. Could make the worse appear The better reason. --Milton. 2. Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness, acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect. To obey is better than sacrifice. --1 Sam. xv. 22. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. --Ps. cxviii. 9. 3. Greater in amount; larger; more. 4. Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the patient is better. 5. More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject. {All the better}. See under {All}, adv. {Better half}, an expression used to designate one's wife. My dear, my better half (said he), I find I must now leave thee. --Sir P. Sidney. {To be better off}, to be in a better condition. {Had better}. (See under {Had}). Note: The phrase had better, followed by an infinitive without to, is idiomatic. The earliest form of construction was [bd]were better[b8] with a dative; as, [bd]Him were better go beside.[b8] (--Gower.) i. e., It would be better for him, etc. At length the nominative (I, he, they, etc.) supplanted the dative and had took the place of were. Thus we have the construction now used. By all that's holy, he had better starve Than but once think this place becomes thee not. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Had \Had\, imp. & p. p. of {Have}. [OE. had, hafde, hefde, AS. h[91]fde.] See {Have}. {Had as lief}, {Had rather}, {Had better}, {Had as soon}, etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. See {Had better}, under {Better}. And lever me is be pore and trewe. [And more agreeable to me it is to be poor and true.] --C. Mundi (Trans. ). Him had been lever to be syke. [To him it had been preferable to be sick.] --Fabian. For him was lever have at his bed's head Twenty bookes, clad in black or red, . . . Than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie. --Chaucer. Note: Gradually the nominative was substituted for the dative, and had for the forms of be. During the process of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the dative with had, are found. Poor lady, she were better love a dream. --Shak. You were best hang yourself. --Beau. & Fl. Me rather had my heart might feel your love Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. --Shak. I hadde levere than my scherte, That ye hadde rad his legende, as have I. --Chaucer. I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself. --Shak. I had rather be a dog and bay the moon, Than such a Roman. --Shak. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. --Ps. lxxxiv.10. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hot \Hot\, a. [Compar. {Hotter}; superl. {Hottest}.] [OE. hot, hat, AS. h[be]t; akin to OS. h[c7]t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heit[d3] fever, hais torch. Cf. {Heat}.] 1. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. [bd]A hotvenison pasty.[b8] --Shak. 2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager. Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. --Dryden. There was mouthing in hot haste. --Byron. 3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. --Shak. 4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard. {Hot bed} (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool. {Hot wall} (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit. {Hot well} (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump. {In hot water} (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.] Syn: Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk; vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent; fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty; excitable. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hot bulb \Hot bulb\, Hot pot \Hot pot\ (Internal-combustion Engines) See {Semi-diesel}, below. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hotbed \Hot"bed`\, n. 1. (Gardening) A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics. 2. A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hotfoot \Hot"foot`\, adv. In haste; foothot. [Colloq.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Head of the Harbor, NY (village, FIPS 32963) Location: 40.89819 N, 73.16276 W Population (1990): 1354 (465 housing units) Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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