hat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
    lid; chapeau.
  2. noun an informal term for a person's role
    • he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly
  3. verb put on or wear a hat
    • He was unsuitably hatted
  4. verb furnish with a hat

WordNet

Hat adjective
Definitions
  1. Hot. Obs. Chaucer.
Hat
Definitions
  1. sing. pres. of Hote to be called. Cf. Hatte. Obs. "That one hat abstinence." Piers Plowman.
Hat noun
Etymology
AS. hæt, hætt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, höttr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. . Cf.Hood.
Definitions
  1. A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament. Lowell.

Webster 1913