hot bed
See also: hotbed
English
Alternative forms
Noun
- A mass of organic matter decomposing and giving off heat from microbial metabolic action.
- A garden bed using such a heat-generating mass; a hotbox.
- A central point of activity, relating to a specific task.
- A bed shared by workers, sailors, or soldiers operating in shifts or watches (named for the idea that it is still warm when the next occupant gets into it).
Verb
hot bed (third-person singular simple present hot beds, present participle hot bedding, simple past and past participle hot bedded)
- To share sleeping accommodations with one or two others serially (in shifts), as on ship or a submarine or other operation with round-the-clock staffing.
- Synonyms: hot bunk, hot rack
- The crew of the submarine quickly got used to hot bedding.
- To farm using hotbeds for season extension.
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