hat

hat
hat [hat]
n.
[ME < OE hætt, akin to OFris hat, Ger hut < IE base * kadh-, to cover, protect > HOOD1, HEED, L cassis, helmet]
1. a covering for the head, usually with a brim and a crown: sometimes distinguished from BONNET, BERET, CAP1, etc.
2. any of the several titles, positions, jobs, roles, etc. that one person may have
vt.
hatted, hatting
to cover or provide with a hat: used chiefly in the pp.
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hat in hand
in a humble or obsequious manner; abjectly
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☆ pass the hat
to take up a collection, as at a meeting
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take one's hat off to
to salute or congratulate
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☆ talk through one's hat
Informal to make irresponsible or foolish statements; talk nonsense
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throw one's hat into the ring
to enter a contest, esp. one for political office
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☆ under one's hat
Informal strictly confidential; secret

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