hat

Universal Words noun 1 a covering made to fit the head, often with a BRIM, (= a flat edge that sticks out) and worn out of doors: a straw / woolly hat * to put on / take off a hat 2 (informal) a position or role, especially an official or professional role, when you have more than one such role: I'm wearing two hats tonight-parent and teacher. * I'm telling you this with my lawyer's hat on, you understand. seealsoOLDHAT IDIOMS go hat in hand (to sb) (AmE) = GOCAPINHAND keep sth under your hat (informal) to keep sth secret and not tell anyone else my hat (old-fashioned, BrE) used to express surprise out of a / the hat if sth such as a name is picked out of a/the hat, it is picked at RANDOM from a container into which all the names are put, so that each name has an equal chance of being picked, in a competition, etc. I take my hat off to sb