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[hat] 
noun, verb, hat⋅ted, hat⋅ting.–noun
| 1. | a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, esp. for wear outdoors. |
| 2. | Roman Catholic Church.
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–verb (used with object)
—Idioms| 3. | to provide with a hat; put a hat on. |
| 4. | hat in hand, humbly; respectfully: He approached the boss, hat in hand. |
| 5. | 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. |
| 6. | take off one's hat to, to express high regard for; praise: We took off our hats to their courage and daring. |
| 7. | 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. |
| 8. | throw or toss one's hat in or into the ring, to become a participant in a contest, esp. to declare one's candidacy for political office: His friends are urging him to throw his hat in the ring. |
| 9. | under one's hat, confidential; private; secret: I'll tell you the real story, but keep it under your hat. |
| 10. | wear two or 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. |
Related forms:
hatless, adjective
hat⋅less⋅ness, noun
hatlike, adjective
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| hat (hāt) n.
To supply or cover with a hat. [Middle English, from Old English hæt, hætt.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Hat
Hat\, a. Hot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.Hat
Hat\, n. [AS. h[ae]t, h[ae]tt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, h["o]ttr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. ???. Cf.Hood.] A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament. Hat block, a block on which hats are formed or dressed. To pass around the hat, to take up a collection of voluntary contributions, which are often received in a hat. [Collog.] --Lowell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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hat
n. Common (spoken) name for the circumflex (`^', ASCII 1011110) character. See ASCII for other synonyms.
Jargon File 4.2.0
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hat
O.E. hæt "hat, head covering," from P.Gmc. *khattuz "hood, cowl" (cf. O.N. hattr), from PIE base *kadh- "cover, protect" (cf. Lith. kudas "tuft or crest of a bird," L. cassis "helmet"). Now, "head covering with a more or less horizontal brim." To throw one's hat in the ring was originally (1847) to take up a challenge in prize-fighting. To eat one's hat was originally To eat Old Rowley's [Charles II's] hat.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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hat
A common (spoken) name for the circumflex ("^", ASCII 94) character.
See ASCII for other synonyms.
[The Jargon File]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Hat
Chald. karb'ela, (Dan. 3:21), properly mantle or pallium. The Revised Version renders it "tunic."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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hat
In addition to the idioms beginning with hat, also see 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. Also see under cap.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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