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hot hold

hot hold verb: to keep (food) hot to prevent the growth of foodborne bacteria.

Verb

hot hold (third-person singular simple present hot holds, present participle hot holding, simple past and past participle hot held)

  1. To keep (food) hot to prevent the growth of foodborne bacteria.
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Forms of hot hold

third-person singular presenthot holds
present participlehot holding
past participlehot held
pasthot held

Origin of hot hold

hot + hold; for the grammar, compare e.g. hot roll, hot refuel, hot bed.

Questions about hot hold

What does hot hold mean?
Hot hold means to keep (food) hot to prevent the growth of foodborne bacteria.
What part of speech is hot hold?
Hot hold is a verb.
What is the past tense of hot hold?
The past tense of hot hold is hot held.

Words near hot hold in the dictionary

  1. hot hatch
  2. hot hatchback
  3. hot hatchbacks
  4. hot hatches
  5. hot held
  6. hot hold
  7. hot holding
  8. hot holds
  9. hot ice
  10. hot iron test
  11. hot iron tests

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