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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.
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
informala role or capacity
without hesitation or delay
informalI will be greatly surprised if (something that proves me wrong) happens
I'll eat my hat if this book comes out late
humbly or servilely
to keep something secret
informal(interjection)
my word! my goodness!
nonsense!
something stale or old-fashioned
as if by magic
at random
to collect money, as for a cause
to admire or congratulate
to talk foolishly
to deceive or bluff
to give up all hope of getting or achieving something
you can throw your hat at it now
to 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)
Other Word Forms
- hatless adjective
- hatlessness noun
- hatlike adjective
- ˈٱ adjective
- ˈˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hat1
Idioms and Phrases
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.
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.
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.
Example Sentences
The site of Noem in a baseball hat and ballistic vest was startling, and Medina said she began to record her with her phone.
Wearing hard hats they navigate their way through construction material, issuing instructions to a team of workers - all of whom are men.
"Are you from ICE?" one of the women, a farm worker in a hat and purple bandana, asks us fearfully.
Out of all the guys in the crowd, there was just something about him and his tight jeans, his boots and his cowboy hat.
“Saw the hat, wanted it on my head,” she told USA Today, going on to credit executive producer and showrunner Michael Patrick King for allowing its appearance.
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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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