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Definition: Meaning of, hat in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hat /

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hat hats
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  1. a piece of clothing that you wear on your head
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  2. keep something under your hat informal to keep something secret
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  3. be wearing your teacher's/salesman's etc hat also have your teacher's/salesman's etc hat on informal to be performing the duties of a teacher etc, which are not your only duties
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  4. I take my hat off to somebody also hats off to somebody informal used to say you admire someone very much because of what they have done
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  5. be drawn/pulled/picked out of the/a hat if someone's name is drawn out of a hat, they are chosen, for example as the winner of a competition, because their name is the first one that is taken out of a container containing the names of all the people involved
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  6. pass the hat around to collect money from a group of people, especially in order to buy someone a present
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hat used in phrases

  • Cat in the Hat, The
    1. a popular children's book by DR. SEUSS which is written in RHYME and contains drawings
  • Mexican hat (noun)
    1. coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; grows in the great plains along base of Rocky Mountains
  • Panama hat (noun)
    1. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
  • at the drop of a hat (adverb)
    1. informal without any hesitation; instantly; without any particularly good reason
  • bad hat (noun)
    1. someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
  • bishop's hat (noun)
    1. slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
  • bobble hat (noun)
    1. a WOOLLEN hat with a bobble on the top
  • bowler hat (noun)
    1. a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
  • brass hat (noun)
    1. military a high-ranking military officer
  • campaign hat (noun)
    1. a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel
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