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Meaning of hat

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hat

Pronunciation:[hat]/hæt//hæt/

noun

Definitions

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

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

  4. A hat switch.

verb

Definitions

  1. To place a hat on.

  2. To appoint as cardinal.

hat

Pronunciation:[hat]/hæt//hæt/

verb

Definitions

  1. (heading, physical) To strike.

  2. To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.

    Example: I hit the jackpot.

    Antonyms:miss
  3. To switch on.

    Example: Somebody's been here! Hit the lights!

    Antonyms:cutkill
  4. To briefly visit.

    Example: We hit the grocery store on the way to the park.