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    HOT SEAT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticismplay

    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 personplay

    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)

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