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hat
noun [C] /hæt/Definition
A1 a covering for the head that is not part of a piece of clothing: a straw hat a woolly hat a wide-brimmed hatThings worn to cover the head, face or neck › used to refer to one of the various jobs or responsibilities that someone has: For this movie, she is wearing the hats of director and actress. This is me with my manager's hat on talking.Duty, obligation and responsibility
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SMART Thesaurus: Duty, obligation and responsibility
Synonyms and related words:
- accountable adjective
- answer for sb/sth phrasal verb
- answer for sth phrasal verb
- answer to sb phrasal verb
- answerable adjective
- commitment noun
- fail noun 2
- fall to sb phrasal verb
- had better/best do sth idiom
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- owe sb a living idiom
- pass the buck idiom
- pay your dues idiom
- portfolio noun (JOB)
- preserve noun (ACTIVITY)
- purview noun
- remit noun
- shoulder noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
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