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1.NounA mass of organic matter decomposing and giving off heat from microbial metabolic action.
2.NounA garden bed using such a heat-generating mass; a hotbox.
3.NounA central point of activity, relating to a specific task.
4.NounA 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).
5.NounA heated print bed, so as to help the lower levels of extruded filament stick together.
6.VerbTo share sleeping accommodations with one or two others serially (in shifts), as on a ship or a submarine or other operation with round-the-clock staffing."The crew of the submarine quickly got used to hot bedding."
7.VerbTo farm using hotbeds for season extension.