hot-air

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Noun hot-air has 2 senses

hot air - air that has been heated and tends to rise
--₁ is a kind of air
palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric - loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
--₂ is a kind of nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum

Definitions from the Web

Hot Air

Description:

Hot air is a term used to describe air that is heated to a high temperature. It can also refer to empty or boastful talk that lacks substance or truth.

Part of Speech:

Noun, Adjective

Sense 1:

Noun

1.1: Heated or elevated air; air that is warmer than the surrounding environment.

1.2: Empty or boastful talk; exaggerated or insincere statements.

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Sample Sentences:

Noun:

1.1: The hot air rising from the vents gave the room a stuffy feeling.

1.2: His speech was nothing but hot air, promising grand things without any substance behind them.

Adjective:

The politician's hot air promises failed to impress the skeptical crowd.

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