HOT DOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hot dog mean? 

• HOT DOG (noun)
  The noun HOT DOG has 3 senses:

1. someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself

2. a frankfurter served hot on a bun

3. a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

  Familiarity information: HOT DOG used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOT DOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

hot dog; hotdog

Hypernyms ("hot dog" is a kind of...):

exhibitionist; show-off (someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A frankfurter served hot on a bun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

hot dog; hotdog; red hot

Hypernyms ("hot dog" is a kind of...):

sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)

Meronyms (parts of "hot dog"):

dog; frank; frankfurter; hot dog; hotdog; weenie; wiener; wienerwurst (a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll)

frankfurter bun; hotdog bun (a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hot dog"):

chili dog (a hotdog with chili con carne on it)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

dog; frank; frankfurter; hot dog; hotdog; weenie; wiener; wienerwurst

Hypernyms ("hot dog" is a kind of...):

sausage (highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hot dog"):

Vienna sausage (short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off)

Holonyms ("hot dog" is a part of...):

hot dog; hotdog; red hot (a frankfurter served hot on a bun)

 Context examples 

Limit red meat, especially processed meats like hot dogs and lunch meats, and limit alcohol.

(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

They can choke on foods like hot dogs, nuts and grapes, and on small objects like toy pieces and coins.

(Choking, NIH)