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hat

[hat] · noun

Meaning

  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.
  5. The háček symbol.
  6. The caret symbol ^.
  7. To place a hat on.
  8. To appoint as cardinal.
  9. (heading, physical) To strike.
  10. To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
  11. To switch on.
  12. To briefly visit.
  13. To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
  14. (heading) To attain, to achieve.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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