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HOT SEAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hot seat" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
Example:
the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair
Synonyms:
chair; death chair; electric chair; hot seat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hot seat" is a kind of...):
instrument of execution (an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person)
