Definition of hot-stove in English:

hot-stove

adjective

North American

attributive Denoting a discussion about a favourite sport carried on during the off season.
〈北美〉运动爱好者在停赛时期讨论的
hot-stove speculation
非赛季时期的猜想推测。
Example sentencesExamples
- We'd debate the notion that football doesn't have a hot-stove season, but thanks to Terrell Owens, no one can deny it has a hot-air season.
- The authors proved me wrong, as this roadmap of public spaces and history of New York City planning and zoning kept me as enthralled as the Baseball Encyclopedia does during a hot-stove winter conversation.
- SURELY THERE HAVE BEEN more active hot-stove summers in professional basketball.
- The hottest happening of a very active hot-stove NBA summer was the Los Angeles Lakers' trade of O'Neal to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant.
- THE NATIONAL LEAGUE MAY NOT HAVE WON THE World Series last year, the Giants coming up short in a seven-game classic with the Angels, but there is little question about which circuit was the busiest in the hot-stove season.
- So, Sean Burroughs for Dewon Brazelton doesn't stoke your hot-stove fire?
- Well, maybe not so much, but it makes for some fun hot-stove talk as the 2004 inauguration kicks off and as those '08 Iowa caucuses are but a mere 36 months away or so (but who's counting?
- While the Yankees and the Red Sox hogged the hot-stove spotlight, it was the Angels who landed the best free-agent player in Guerrero and the top free-agent pitcher in power righthander Bartolo Colon.

Origin

1950s: by association with discussions conducted around a heater in the winter.

Definition of hot-stove in US English:

hot-stove

adjectiveˈhätˌstōv

North American

attributive Denoting a discussion about a favorite sport carried on during the off-season.
〈北美〉运动爱好者在停赛时期讨论的
hot-stove speculation
非赛季时期的猜想推测。
these postseason fans—known as the hot-stove league—will be in here all winter arguing about the strike zone
Example sentencesExamples
- The hottest happening of a very active hot-stove NBA summer was the Los Angeles Lakers' trade of O'Neal to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant.
- SURELY THERE HAVE BEEN more active hot-stove summers in professional basketball.
- So, Sean Burroughs for Dewon Brazelton doesn't stoke your hot-stove fire?
- While the Yankees and the Red Sox hogged the hot-stove spotlight, it was the Angels who landed the best free-agent player in Guerrero and the top free-agent pitcher in power righthander Bartolo Colon.
- The authors proved me wrong, as this roadmap of public spaces and history of New York City planning and zoning kept me as enthralled as the Baseball Encyclopedia does during a hot-stove winter conversation.
- We'd debate the notion that football doesn't have a hot-stove season, but thanks to Terrell Owens, no one can deny it has a hot-air season.
- THE NATIONAL LEAGUE MAY NOT HAVE WON THE World Series last year, the Giants coming up short in a seven-game classic with the Angels, but there is little question about which circuit was the busiest in the hot-stove season.
- Well, maybe not so much, but it makes for some fun hot-stove talk as the 2004 inauguration kicks off and as those '08 Iowa caucuses are but a mere 36 months away or so (but who's counting?

Origin

1950s: by association with discussions conducted around a heater in the winter.

词汇	hot-stove
释义	Definition of hot-stove in English: hot-stove adjective North American attributive Denoting a discussion about a favourite sport carried on during the off season. 〈北美〉运动爱好者在停赛时期讨论的 hot-stove speculation 非赛季时期的猜想推测。 Example sentencesExamples We'd debate the notion that football doesn't have a hot-stove season, but thanks to Terrell Owens, no one can deny it has a hot-air season. The authors proved me wrong, as this roadmap of public spaces and history of New York City planning and zoning kept me as enthralled as the Baseball Encyclopedia does during a hot-stove winter conversation. SURELY THERE HAVE BEEN more active hot-stove summers in professional basketball. The hottest happening of a very active hot-stove NBA summer was the Los Angeles Lakers' trade of O'Neal to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE MAY NOT HAVE WON THE World Series last year, the Giants coming up short in a seven-game classic with the Angels, but there is little question about which circuit was the busiest in the hot-stove season. So, Sean Burroughs for Dewon Brazelton doesn't stoke your hot-stove fire? Well, maybe not so much, but it makes for some fun hot-stove talk as the 2004 inauguration kicks off and as those '08 Iowa caucuses are but a mere 36 months away or so (but who's counting? While the Yankees and the Red Sox hogged the hot-stove spotlight, it was the Angels who landed the best free-agent player in Guerrero and the top free-agent pitcher in power righthander Bartolo Colon. Origin 1950s: by association with discussions conducted around a heater in the winter. Definition of hot-stove in US English: hot-stove adjectiveˈhätˌstōv North American attributive Denoting a discussion about a favorite sport carried on during the off-season. 〈北美〉运动爱好者在停赛时期讨论的 hot-stove speculation 非赛季时期的猜想推测。 these postseason fans—known as the hot-stove league—will be in here all winter arguing about the strike zone Example sentencesExamples The hottest happening of a very active hot-stove NBA summer was the Los Angeles Lakers' trade of O'Neal to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant. SURELY THERE HAVE BEEN more active hot-stove summers in professional basketball. So, Sean Burroughs for Dewon Brazelton doesn't stoke your hot-stove fire? While the Yankees and the Red Sox hogged the hot-stove spotlight, it was the Angels who landed the best free-agent player in Guerrero and the top free-agent pitcher in power righthander Bartolo Colon. The authors proved me wrong, as this roadmap of public spaces and history of New York City planning and zoning kept me as enthralled as the Baseball Encyclopedia does during a hot-stove winter conversation. We'd debate the notion that football doesn't have a hot-stove season, but thanks to Terrell Owens, no one can deny it has a hot-air season. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE MAY NOT HAVE WON THE World Series last year, the Giants coming up short in a seven-game classic with the Angels, but there is little question about which circuit was the busiest in the hot-stove season. Well, maybe not so much, but it makes for some fun hot-stove talk as the 2004 inauguration kicks off and as those '08 Iowa caucuses are but a mere 36 months away or so (but who's counting? Origin 1950s: by association with discussions conducted around a heater in the winter.
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