hat in Kashmiri कॉशुर
hat in Sindhi سنڌي
hat in English
- hat⇄adj. hatlike.
- hat⇄expr. hang one's hat on, (Informal.) to depend upon; count on.
Ex. ""We're basically followers, not leaders. We had nothing to hang our hat on and so we did nothing"" (New York Times). - hat⇄expr. hat in hand, submissively; in a servile manner.
Ex. Coming late with hat in hand, Britain is in poor position to do much bargaining with the Common Market (Time). - hat⇄expr. hold on to your hat, (Informal.) to get ready for a surprise or shock.
Ex. The woman on the dais said, ""Hold on to your hats. Here's the final count"" (New Yorker). - hat⇄expr. pass the hat, to ask for contributions; take up a collection.
Ex. Lamartine, after passing round the hat in Europe and America, takes to his bed from wounded pride when the French Senate votes him a subsidy, and sheds tears of humiliation (Ja - hat⇄expr. pull out of a hat, to produce easily and at will, as if by magic.
Ex. Crises cannot be pulled out of a hat to maintain the morale of soldiers (London Times). - hat⇄expr. take off one's hat to, to remove or doff the hat, as a salute or sign of respect; honor; hail.
Ex. We should take off our hats to them and wish them godspeed (Harper's). - hat⇄expr. talk through one's hat, to talk without knowing what one is talking about; talk foolishly.
Ex. People take care to find out whether they may be ... talking through their hats (New Scientist). - hat⇄expr. throw one's hat into the ring, (Informal.) to enter a contest, especially for election to a public office.
Ex. Meanwhile, insiders report that [he] may throw his hat into the ring (Newsweek). - hat⇄expr. under one's hat, (Informal.) as a secret; to oneself.
Ex. She kept it under her hat. She meant to spring it on me later on, she said (P. G. Wodehouse). - hat⇄expr. wear two hats, to have two jobs, responsibilities, or the like; play a dual role.
Ex. [He] wears two hats as president of the fair and chairman of the Triborough Authority (New York Times). - hat⇄Gandhi cap orhat,
a small, white cap without a brim or visor, worn in India. - hat⇄hat, noun, verb, hatted,hatting.
- hat⇄noun 1. a cover for the head. A hat usually has a crown and a brim and is usually worn outdoors.
2a. a red head covering worn by a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Ex. Wiseman continues to Rome to get his hat (Richard Moncton Milnes). - hat⇄v.t. to provide with a hat; put a hat on.
Ex. The lady was beautifully gowned and hatted.