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hat
[ hat ]
noun
- a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Roman Catholic Church.
- the distinctive head covering of a cardinal.
- the office or dignity of a cardinal. Compare red hat.
verb (used with object)
- to provide with a hat; put a hat on.
hat
/ æ /
noun
- any of various head coverings, esp one with a brim and a shaped crown
- ( in combination )
hatrack
- informal.a role or capacity
- at the drop of a hatwithout hesitation or delay
- I'll eat my hat informal.I will be greatly surprised if (something that proves me wrong) happens
I'll eat my hat if this book comes out late
- hat in handhumbly or servilely
- keep something under one's hatto keep something secret
- my hat informal.interjection
- my word! my goodness!
- nonsense!
- old hatsomething stale or old-fashioned
- out of a hat
- as if by magic
- at random
- pass the hat round or send the hat roundto collect money, as for a cause
- take off one's hat toto admire or congratulate
- talk through one's hat
- to talk foolishly
- to deceive or bluff
- throw one's hat at itto give up all hope of getting or achieving something
you can throw your hat at it now
- throw one's hat in the ring or toss one's hat in the ringto announce one's intentions to be a candidate or contestant
verb
- tr to supply (a person, etc) with a hat or put a hat on (someone)
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adjective
- ˈˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- l adjective
- l·ness noun
- l adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hat1
Idioms and Phrases
- hat in hand, humbly; respectfully:
He approached the boss, hat in hand.
- pass the hat, to ask for contributions of money, as for charity; take up a collection:
The lodge members passed the hat to send underprivileged children to summer camp.
- take off one's hat to, to express high regard for; praise:
We took off our hats to their courage and daring.
- talk through one's hat, to speak without knowing the facts; make unsupported or incorrect statements:
He is talking through his hat when he says he'll make the team.
- throw / toss one's hat in the ring, to become a participant in a contest, especially to declare one's candidacy for political office:
His friends are urging him to throw his hat in the ring.
- under one's hat, confidential; private; secret:
I'll tell you the real story, but keep it under your hat.
- wear two / several hats, to function in more than one capacity; fill two or more positions:
He wears two hats, serving as the company's comptroller as well as its chief executive officer.
More idioms and phrases containing hat
- at the drop of a hat
- brass hat
- eat one's hat
- hang on to your hat
- hang up (one's hat)
- hard hat
- hats off to
- keep under one's hat
- knock into a cocked hat
- pass the hat
- pull out of a hat
- take one's hat off to
- talk through one's hat
- throw one's hat in the ring
- wear another hat
- cap
Example Sentences
“It does give me hope to see this many people here making this protest,” said Terry Manzo, 86, who sported a hat covered in political pins.
That man is wearing a Jesse Jackson for President hat, but he’s too intimidated to step in.
In a small city, she noted, politically active residents often find themselves wearing both hats.
Now he has no hair but a growing number of hats, he joked.
Eric Bobo leans into the camera from his right, donning a leather jacket and hiding his eyes beneath a bucket hat and black sunglasses combo.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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