hotbox

Meanings

Plural: hotboxes

Noun

• a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated
• A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
• A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
• An oven.
• An overheated shaft bearing.
• An overheated shaft bearing.
• An overheated axle box, bearing and bearing enclosure.
• A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
• A cold frame containing compost that provides a limited amount of warmth.
• A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
• A box for hot composting.
• A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
• An incubator.
• A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
• A room or house that becomes unbearably hot inside when the weather is hot.
• A small, hot, enclosure, used as a punishment for slaves or prisoners.
• A furnace or heat source for a building.
• A small, airtight space where people smoke marijuana in order to intensify the high.
• A gas manifold that diverts hot gasses into a heat exchanger.
• A soundproof box used to hold a camera in order to prevent the sound of its operation interfering with the recording of a film.
• A storage container for personal belongings of employees who are hot desking.
• A location where controversial ideas are discussed or practiced.
• A sexy woman.
• A context-sensitive dialog that duplicates many of the commands on the menu for users of the Maya Embedded Language.

Verb

• To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby intensifying the drug's effects.
• To put out a cigarette just before entering a vehicle, then expel smoke in the vehicle.
• To smoke a cigarette vigorously and rapidly.
• To fart in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car.

Synonyms

box out, clambake