hat

hat
hat [ hæt ] noun count ***
1. ) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head:
She was wearing a brown fur hat.
2. ) INFORMAL one particular aspect of someone's duties or responsibilities:
She has to wear several different hats (=have various responsibilities) in her position.
Of course, when I say this, I'm wearing my teaching hat.
come/go hat in hand
to go somewhere to ask someone very politely to do something for you or give you something that you want very much
hats off/my hat goes off to someone
used for showing your admiration or respect for someone because of something impressive they have done
keep something under your hat
to keep something secret
throw/toss your hat into the ring
to announce publicly that you will take part in something such as a competition or an election
pick/draw someone's name out of a hat
to choose someone as the winner of a competition in which everyone has an equal chance of winning, often by taking a name written on a piece of paper out of a container
=> DROP 2, RABBIT, TALK1

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Hat — (h[a^]t), 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. [root]13. Cf. {Hood}.] A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • HAT-P-6 — is a star in the constellation Andromeda, located approximately 650 light years or 200 parsecs away from the Earth. It is a peach F type star, implying that it is hotter and more massive than our Sun. The apparent magnitude of the star is +10.54 …   Wikipedia

  • HAT-P-9 — is a star approximately 1560 light years away in the constellation Auriga. this exosolar planet HAT P 9b was found by the transit method on June 26, 2008.HAT P 9b PlanetboxOrbit exoplanet = b mass = 0.78 ± 0.09 period = 3.92289 ± 4e 05 semimajor …   Wikipedia

  • Hat — Hat, sing. pres. of {Hote} to be called. Cf. {Hatte}. [Obs.] That one hat abstinence. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hat — (h[aum]t), a. Hot. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hať — is a village in the Moravian Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is part of micro region Hlučínsko. It has around 2,500 inhabitants. External links * [http://www.obechat.cz/ Village website] (cz) …   Wikipedia

  • Hat — A hat is a headcovering. It may be worn for protection against the elements, for religious reasons, for safety, or as a fashion accessory. [ [http://www.fashion era.com/hats hair/hats hair 1 wearing hats fashion history.htm The Wearing of Hats… …   Wikipedia

  • hat — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BRASS HAT, HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD YOUR HAT, HIGH HAT, KEEP UNDER ONE S HAT, OLD HAT, PULL OUT OF A HAT, TAKE OFF ONE S HAT TO, TALK THROUGH ONE S HAT, TEN GALLON HAT, THROW ONE S HAT IN THE… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hat — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BRASS HAT, HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD YOUR HAT, HIGH HAT, KEEP UNDER ONE S HAT, OLD HAT, PULL OUT OF A HAT, TAKE OFF ONE S HAT TO, TALK THROUGH ONE S HAT, TEN GALLON HAT, THROW ONE S HAT IN THE… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • HAT-P-1b — Planetbox begin name=HAT P 1 bPlanetbox star star=ADS 16402 B constell=Lacerta RA=22h 57m 47s DEC=+38° 40 prime; 30 Prime; dist ly=453 ± 65 dist pc=139 ± 20 class=G0V Planetbox orbit semimajor=0.0553 ± 0.0014 period=4.4652934 ± 0.000093… …   Wikipedia

  • HAT-P-5 — Starbox begin name = HAT P 5cite web title=Notes for Planet HAT P 5 b | work=Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia url=http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=HAT P 5#a publi accessdate=October 16 accessyear=2007] cite web title=Simbad Query Result |… …   Wikipedia

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