hatted

Variant of hat

hat definition

hat (hat)

noun

  1. a covering for the head, usually with a brim and a crown
  2. any of the several titles, positions, jobs, roles, etc. that one person may have

Etymology: ME < OE hætt, akin to OFris hat, Ger hut < IE base *kadh-, to cover, protect > hood, heed, L cassis, helmet

transitive verb hatted hat′·ted, hatting hat′·ting

to cover or provide with a hat: used chiefly in the pp.
hat Idioms

hat in hand

in a humble or obsequious manner; abjectly

pass the hat

☆
to take up a collection, as at a meeting

take one's hat off to

to salute or congratulate

talk through one's hat

☆
Informal to make irresponsible or foolish statements; talk nonsense

throw one's hat into the ring

to enter a contest, esp. one for political office

under one's hat

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Informal strictly confidential; secret

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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