English noun: hat |
1. | hat (artifact) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim |
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| Synonyms | chapeau, lid |
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| Broader (hypernym) | headdress, headgear |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bearskin, beaver, boater, bonnet, bowler, bowler hat, busby, campaign hat, cavalier hat, cocked hat, cowboy hat, deerstalker, derby, derby hat, dress hat, dunce cap, dunce's cap, fedora, felt hat, fool's cap, fur hat, high hat, homburg, leghorn, millinery, opera hat, Panama, Panama hat, plug hat, poke bonnet, sailor, shako, shovel hat, silk hat, skimmer, slouch hat, snap-brim hat, sombrero, sou'wester, Stetson, stovepipe, straw hat, sun hat, sunhat, ten-gallon hat, tirolean, titfer, top hat, topper, toque, trilby, tyrolean, woman's hat |
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| Part holonym | brim, crown, hatband |
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2. | hat (act) an informal term for a person's role |
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| Samples | He took off his politician's hat and talked frankly.
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| Broader (hypernym) | function, office, part, role |
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