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High Hat

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Noun

1. high hat, high-hat cymbal

cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal

2. beaver, dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper

a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

High Hat

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noun
1.  another name for top hat
2. informal
a snobbish person
3. 
two facing brass cymbals triggered by means of a foot pedal
adjective high-hat
4. informal
snobbish and arrogant
verb high-hat -hats, -hatting or -hatted (transitive)
5. informal, mainly US and Canadian
to treat (a person) in a snobbish or offhand way
adjective
1. informal
snobbish and arrogant
verb -hats, -hatting or -hatted (transitive)
2. informal, mainly US and Canadian
to treat in a snobbish or offhand way
noun
3. informal
a snobbish person
4. 
two facing brass cymbals triggered by means of a foot pedal

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

High Hat

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top hat
adjective
1.  Slang
snobbish and aloof
noun
2.  Slang
a snob
3. 
a pair of opposed cymbals mounted on a metal stand and struck together by a foot-pedal mechanism, used by drummers in jazz, rock, etc. for rhythmic accents
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhigh-ˈhatted or ˈhigh-ˈhatting
4.  Slang
to treat snobbishly; snub

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

High Hat

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tr.v. high-hat·ted, high-hat·ting, high-hats
To treat in a condescending or supercilious manner.
adj.
Snobbish; haughty.
n.
1. See top hat.
2. also hi hat Music A set of high-hat cymbals.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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