What does hat mean?

Definitions for hat
hæthat

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hat, chapeau, lidnoun

    headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

  2. hatverb

    an informal term for a person's role

    "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly"

  3. hatverb

    put on or wear a hat

    "He was unsuitably hatted"

  4. hatverb

    furnish with a hat

Wiktionary

  1. hatnoun

    A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone or a cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.

  2. hatnoun

    A particular role or capacity that a person might fill.

  3. hatnoun

    Any receptacle from which numbers/names are pulled out in a lottery.

  4. hatnoun

    The lottery or draw itself.

    We're both in the hat, let's hope we come up against each other.

  5. hatnoun

    = háek

  6. Etymology: From hātan.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. HATnoun

    A cover for the head.

    Etymology: hæt, Saxon; hatt, German.

    She’s as big as he is; and there’s her thrum hat, and her muffler too. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

    Out of meer ambition you have made
    Your holy hat be stampt on the king’s coin. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.

    His hat was like a helmet, or Spanish montera. Francis Bacon.

    Hermes o’er his head in air appear’d,
    And with soft words his drooping spirits cheer’d;
    His hat adorn’d with wings disclos’d the god,
    And in his hand he bore the sleep compelling rod. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Hat

    A hat is a head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory. Hats which incorporate mechanical features, such as visors, spikes, flaps, braces or beer holders shade into the broader category of headgear. In the past, hats were an indicator of social status. In the military, hats may denote nationality, branch of service, rank or regiment. Police typically wear distinctive hats such as peaked caps or brimmed hats, such as those worn by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Some hats have a protective function. As examples, the hard hat protects construction workers' heads from injury by falling objects, a British police Custodian helmet protects the officer's head, a sun hat shades the face and shoulders from the sun, a cowboy hat protects against sun and rain and an ushanka fur hat with fold-down earflaps keeps the head and ears warm. Some hats are worn for ceremonial purposes, such as the mortarboard, which is worn (or carried) during university graduation ceremonies. Some hats are worn by members of a certain profession, such as the Toque worn by chefs, or the mitre worn by Christian bishops. Adherents of certain religions regularly wear hats, such as the turban worn by Sikhs, or the church hat that is worn as a headcovering by Christian women during prayer and worship.

ChatGPT

  1. hat

    A hat is a type of head covering typically designed with a crown and a brim. It is worn for various reasons including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory. Hats come in different shapes, sizes, and materials depending on their intended use, cultural tradition, and personal preference.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hatadjective

    hot

  2. Hat

    sing. pres. of Hote to be called. Cf

  3. Hatnoun

    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

  4. Etymology: [AS. ht, htt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, httr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. 13. Cf. Hood.]

Wikidata

  1. Hat

    A hat is a head covering. It can be worn for protection against the elements, for ceremonial or religious reasons, for safety, or as a fashion accessory. In the past, hats were an indicator of social status. In the military, they may denote nationality, branch of service, rank and/or regiment.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hat

    hat, n. a covering for the head, generally with crown and brim: the dignity of a cardinal, so named from his red hat.—v.t. to provide with, or cover with, a hat.—ns. Hat′band, the ribbon round a hat, often a mourning-band; Hat′-box, a box in which a hat is carried; Hat′-peg, -rack, -rail, -stand, &c., a contrivance on which hats are hung.—adj. Hat′ted, covered with a hat.—ns. Hat′ter, one who makes or sells hats: a miner who works by himself; Hat′ting, giving a hat; Hat′-trick, any conjurer's trick with a hat: a House of Commons mode of securing a seat by placing one's hat on it: in cricket, the feat of a bowler who takes three wickets by three successive balls—deserving a new hat.—Chimney-pot, Cocked, and Crushed hat (see Chimney, Cock, Crush).—Hang up one's hat (see Hang); Mad as a hatter, completely insane: very angry; Pass round the hat, to beg for contributions, to take up a collection. [A.S. hæt, Dan. hat.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. hat

    Common (spoken) name for the circumflex (‘^’, ASCII 1011110) character. See ASCII for other synonyms.

Rap Dictionary

  1. hatnoun

    The term mean roof. Can use for mean various terms. For instance: Bandana use for mean belong to Band(Gang) or Furagga mean Fura (Big Truck for Many) -- [(MC SHLAPA)] (I From Novosib)

Editors Contribution

  1. hat

    A type of product.

    Many people love a hat especially during winter.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hat' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3360

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hat' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1991

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hat' in Nouns Frequency: #1119

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hat in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hat in a Sentence

  1. Chris Jarvis:

    Oil is technically exhausted after being whipsawed violently over the past few weeks, bulls have little to hang their hat on and shorts have just been taken to the cleaners. Both bears and bulls have gone to their respective corners for a breather.

  2. Detectives Robert Boyce:

    You’ll remember the day was August 2 — a little unusual to be wearing a wool hat in the area there.

  3. Andre Drummond:

    We can’t hang our hat on the second half, we have to play a complete game, it’s never going to be easy to make that turn against great teams. Not that the Pistons aren’t a great team. They played a great game, but we just turned it up in the second half.

  4. Heather Hauswirth:

    A hundred bucks and you can have the hat.

  5. Jennifer Lawrence:

    While he has thrown his hat into the ring and is aiming for the republican nomination, I still think that most in Hollywood see Trump as their peer rather than as a politician, trump is the guy who for years dealt with numerous celebs on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ and in that role he always was a step above them and seemed slightly more powerful.

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