hotshot

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Synonyms: hotspot, hot shot, potshot, hotshoe, hot-shot

Antonyms: hotspot, hot shot, potshot, hotshoe, hot-shot

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|informal}} Highly skilled.
2. {{lb|en|informal}} Displaying [[talent]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal}} Someone with exceptional [[skill]]s in a certain field.
2. A type of [[firefighter]] highly skilled in [[wildfire]] firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.
3. {{lb|en|US}} A portable device that is used to [[jump-start]] an [[automobile battery]], or the electrical output of such a device.
4. {{lb|en|US|rail}} A [[fast]] [[freight train]].
5. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[dose]] of [[recreational drug]]s deliberately laced with [[poison]].
6. A [[lethal]] [[injection]] of [[heroin]] or another [[opiate]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To give (somebody) a [[dose]] of [[recreational drug]]s deliberately laced with [[poison]].

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