- hat
- noun a shaped covering for the head, typically with a brim and a crown.Phraseshat in hand see cap in hand at cap.keep something under one's hat keep something a secret.pass the hat round (or N. Amer. pass the hat) collect contributions of money.pick something out of a hat select something at random.take one's hat off to state one's admiration for.talk through one's hat informal talk ignorantly.throw one's hat into the ring express willingness to take up a challenge.Derivativeshatful noun (plural hatfuls).hatless adjectivehatted adjectiveOriginOE hætt, of Gmc origin; related to hood1.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.