Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hang up one's hat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
hang up one's hat
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To end one's career.

verb

To make oneself at home in someone's house.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, hat.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

hangs up one's hat (present, singular) hanging up one's hat (participle, present) hung up one's hat (participle, past) hung up one's hat (past)

Phrases

hang up one's boots

Frequently Paired Words

hang up one's boots

Questions

What does hang up one's hat mean?
To end one's career.

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