high hat

[ hahy-hat ]

/ ˈhaɪ ˌhæt /

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noun

top hat.

table tripod.

Also hi-hat, hi hat . a set of high-hat cymbals.

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Origin of high hat

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby high hat

high gear, High German, high-grade, high ground, high-handed, high hat, high-hat cymbals, high heels, highhole, High Holidays, High Holy Day

Other definitions for high hat (2 of 2)

high-hat

[ hahy-hat ]

/ ˈhaɪˈhæt /

Informal.

verb (used with object), high-hat·ted, high-hat·ting.

to snub or treat condescendingly.

adjective

snobbish; disdainful; haughty.

Origin of high-hat

First recorded in 1915–20; v., adj. use of high hat

OTHER WORDS FROM high-hat

high-hatter, noun

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How to use high hat in a sentence

Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.
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Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
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Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
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The most recent activity had a high point of 3.6 on the Richter Scale.
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He felt his body grow limp (like one of those high-speed films of a flower wilting).
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Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.
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The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
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Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.
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In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
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British Dictionary definitions for high hat (1 of 2)

high hat

noun

another name for top hat

British Dictionary definitions for high hat (2 of 2)

high-hat

adjective

informal snobbish and arrogant

verb -hats, -hatting or -hatted (tr)

informal, mainly US and Canadian to treat in a snobbish or offhand way

noun

informal a snobbish person

two facing brass cymbals triggered by means of a foot pedal

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high hat

Origin of high hat

Words nearby high hat

Other definitions for high hat (2 of 2)

Origin of high-hat

OTHER WORDS FROM high-hat

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British Dictionary definitions for high hat (1 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for high hat (2 of 2)