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   Hight (?), v. t. & i. [imp. Hight, Hot (), p. p. Hight, Hote (), Hoten (). See Hote.] [OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. hātan to call, name, be called, to command, promise; also hātte is called, was called; akin to G. heissen to call, be called, bid, Goth. haitan to call, in the passive, to be called.]
   1. To be called or named. [Archaic & Poetic.]
   
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   ☞ In the form hight, it is used in a passive sense as a present, meaning is called or named, also as a preterite, was called or named. This form has also been used as a past participle. See Hote.
   
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   The great poet of Italy,
   
   That highte Dante. Chaucer.
   
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   Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight. Surrey.
   
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   Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher.
   
   Father he hight, and he was, in the parish. Longfellow.
   
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   Childe Harold was he hight. Byron.
   
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   2. To command; to direct; to impel. [Obs.]
   
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   But the sad steel seized not where it was hight
   
   Upon the child, but somewhat short did fall. Spenser.
   
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   3. To commit; to intrust. [Obs.]
   
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   Yet charge of them was to a porter hight. Spenser.
   
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   4. To promise. [Obs.]
   
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   He had hold his day, as he had hight. Chaucer.
   
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   Hot (?), imp. & p. p. of Hote. [Obs.]  Spenser.
   
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   Hot (?), a. [Compar. Hotter (?); superl. Hottest (?).] [OE. hot, hat, AS. hāt; akin to OS. hēt, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heitō 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.” “A hotvenison pasty.”  Shak.
   
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   2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
   
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   Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. Dryden.
   
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   There was mouthing in hot haste. Byron.
   
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   3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous.  Shak.
   
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   4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, “hot as mustard”.
   
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   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.
   
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   Hote (?), v. t. & i. [pres. & imp. Hatte (?), Hot (), etc.; p. p. Hote, Hoten (), Hot, etc. See Hight, Hete.]
   1. To command; to enjoin. [Obs.]  Piers Plowman.
   
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   2. To promise. [Obs.]  Chaucer.
   
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   3. To be called; to be named. [Obs.]
   
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   There as I was wont to hote Arcite,
   
   Now hight I Philostrate, not worth a mite. Chaucer.
   
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