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hat

  • noun
  • /hæt/

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

Other meanings

  1. A particular role or capacity that a person might fill.

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

Synonyms

  • lid

A kind of

  • headdress

Kinds of hat

  • skimmer
  • bowler hat
  • campaign hat
  • ten-gallon hat
  • dress hat
  • felt hat
  • fur hat
  • bolero hat

Example sentences

  • “Wherever he laid his hat was his home.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “I have many hats like this one.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “As you can see, my hat is empty.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "hætt".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “hat” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.