1. hotline - Noun
2. hotline - Verb
A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.
If you've got any problems with the product, ring our hotline.
A direct line between two people, especially one between heads of state to be used in an emergency.
hotline (third-person singular simple present hotlines, present participle hotlining, simple past and past participle hotlined)
To communicate over a telephone hotline.
I have a hotline to the tabloids. When I get up in the morning, I call the Star, and the last thing at night, I call them. I want them to have the inside track. Kirstie Alley
Fine. Let's begin with something even you can't screw up.” – Death "Way to build up my crappy confidence there. You should volunteer for the suicide hotline.” – Nick "What makes you think I don't?” – Death. Sherrilyn Kenyon
Poems are a hotline to our hearts, and we forget this emotional power at our peril. Andrew Motion
(Telephone) Hi, this is Sylvia's opinion hotline....How fair are you? Would you support laws mandating discrimination in hiring, housing, and employment against anyone who lacked a sense of humor, knowing that these laws would impact most heavily on fundamentalists? Nicole Hollander
A 24-hour Domestic Violence hotline is available by calling (808) 579-9581. Source: Internet
Accordingly, the public can inform the authorities through the hotline 1390 if they suffer from cough, cold and respiratory issues he said. Source: Internet