hat vs knit cap

hat

noun
  • A hat switch. 

  • A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration. 

  • A particular role or capacity that a person might fill. 

  • The lottery or draw itself. 

  • Any receptacle from which numbers/names are pulled out in a lottery. 

  • User rights on a website, such as the right to edit pages others cannot. 

  • The háček symbol. 

  • The caret symbol ^. 

verb
  • To place a hat on. 

  • To appoint as cardinal. 

  • To shop for hats. 

knit cap

noun
  • A soft, head-hugging cap usually without a specified front or back, barring those with designs or logos 

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