Usually means: Enclosed space filled with smoke.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word hotbox:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. hotbox: Merriam-Webster
  2. hotbox: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. hotbox: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hotbox: Vocabulary.com
  5. hotbox: Wordnik
  6. hotbox: Wiktionary
  7. hotbox: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. hotbox: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. hotbox: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. hotbox: Dictionary.com
  11. Hotbox (baseball), Hotbox: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. hotbox: Rhymezone
  13. hotbox: FreeDictionary.org
  14. hotbox: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. hotbox: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hotbox: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See hotboxing as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hotbox)

noun:  A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
noun:  An oven.
noun:  (engineering) An overheated shaft bearing.
noun:  (rail transport) An overheated axle box, bearing and bearing enclosure.
noun:  A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
noun:  A cold frame containing compost that provides a limited amount of warmth.
noun:  A box for hot composting.
noun:  An incubator.
noun:  A room or house that becomes unbearably hot inside when the weather is hot.
noun:  A small, hot, enclosure, used as a punishment for slaves or prisoners.
noun:  A furnace or heat source for a building.
noun:  A small, airtight space where people smoke marijuana in order to intensify the high.
noun:  A gas manifold that diverts hot gasses into a heat exchanger.
noun:  A soundproof box used to hold a camera in order to prevent the sound of its operation interfering with the recording of a film.
noun:  A storage container for personal belongings of employees who are hot desking.
noun:  A location where controversial ideas are discussed or practiced.
noun:  (slang) A sexy woman.
noun:  (graphical user interface) A context-sensitive dialog that duplicates many of the commands on the menu for users of the Maya Embedded Language.
verb:  (transitive, slang) 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.
verb:  (slang) To put out a cigarette just before entering a vehicle, then expel smoke in the vehicle.
verb:  (slang) To smoke a cigarette vigorously and rapidly.
verb:  (slang) To fart in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car.

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