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1.
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
2.
Roman Catholic Church.
a.
the distinctive head covering of a cardinal.
b.
the office or dignity of a cardinal. Compare red hat.
verb (used with object)
3.
to provide with a hat; put a hat on.
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Throw one's hat in the ring
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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.
EXPANDthrow/toss/ one's hat in/into 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.
9.
under one's hat, confidential; private; secret: I'll tell you the real story, but keep it under your hat.
10.
COLLAPSEwear 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.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English hætt; cognate with Old Norse hǫttr hood; akin to hood1
before 900; Middle English; Old English hætt; cognate with Old Norse hǫttr hood; akin to hood1
Related forms
hat·less, adjective
hat·less·ness, noun
hat·like, adjective
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Word Origin & History
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)
EXPANDto take up a challenge in prize-fighting. To eat one's hat was originally To eat Old Rowley's [Charles II's] hat.
COLLAPSE
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Slang Dictionary
throw (one's) hat in the ring definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
throw one's hat in the ring
Also, toss one's hat in the ring. Announce one's candidacy or enter a contest, as in The governor was slow to throw his hat in the ring in the senatorial race. This term comes from boxing, where throwing a hat in the ring formerly indicated a challenge; today the idiom nearly always refers to political candidacy. [c. 1900]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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