"high-hat" meaning in English

See high-hat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-high-hat.ogg [Australia] Forms: more high-hat [comparative], most high-hat [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} high-hat (comparative more high-hat, superlative most high-hat)
  1. disdainful; haughty Synonyms: arrogant Translations (disdainful): надменен (nadmenen) (Bulgarian), високомерен (visokomeren) (Bulgarian), kenopäinen (Finnish), hochnäsig (German), надме́нный (nadménnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-high-hat-en-adj-Tll2WBQo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 7 4 6 37

Noun

Audio: En-au-high-hat.ogg [Australia] Forms: high-hats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} high-hat (plural high-hats)
  1. (slang) A person who acts in a superior manner. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-high-hat-en-noun-gDh046E2
  2. (slang) A large pill of opium for smoking. Tags: slang Synonyms: opium
    Sense id: en-high-hat-en-noun-IjkxGGwO
  3. (television) A low camera mount without tripod legs. Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-high-hat-en-noun-7NZmvg0u Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Verb

Audio: En-au-high-hat.ogg [Australia] Forms: high-hats [present, singular, third-person], high-hatting [participle, present], high-hatted [participle, past], high-hatted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} high-hat (third-person singular simple present high-hats, present participle high-hatting, simple past and past participle high-hatted)
  1. (transitive) To snub or treat condescendingly. Tags: transitive Related terms: hi-hat
    Sense id: en-high-hat-en-verb-72BIii8d

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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