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passed the hat

passed the hat is the simple past and past participle of pass the hat.

Meaning of pass the hat

Verb

pass the hat (third-person singular simple present passes the hat, present participle passing the hat, simple past and past participle passed the hat)

  1. (idiomatic) To ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions.
    • Then somebody sings out, "Take up a collection for him, take up a collection!" Well, a half a dozen made a jump to do it, but somebody sings out, "Let HIM pass the hat around!"1885, Mark Twain, chapter 20, in Huckleberry Finn

Questions about passed the hat

What is passed the hat the simple past and past participle of?
Passed the hat is the simple past and past participle of pass the hat.

Words near passed the hat in the dictionary

  1. passed sentence
  2. passed the bar
  3. passed the baton
  4. passed the bottle of smoke
  5. passed the buck
  6. passed the hat
  7. passed the mantle
  8. passed the phone
  9. passed the pikes
  10. passed the river
  11. passed the time

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