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toss one's name in the hat

toss one's name in the hat is the alternative form of put one's name in the hat.

Meaning of put one's name in the hat

Verb

put one's name in the hat (third-person singular simple present puts one's name in the hat, present participle putting one's name in the hat, simple past and past participle put one's name in the hat)

  1. (idiomatic) To run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.
    • [H]e would not embarrass his friends by running. So they rose up and put his name in the hat—which is exactly what I expected them to do.1996, Lillian Smith, edited by Margaret Rose Gladney, How Am I to Be Heard?: Letters of Lillian Smith, →ISBN, page 118

Forms of toss one's name in the hat

third-person singular presenttosses one's name in the hat
present participletossing one's name in the hat
past participletossed one's name in the hat
pasttossed one's name in the hat

Questions about toss one's name in the hat

What is toss one's name in the hat the alternative form of?
Toss one's name in the hat is the alternative form of put one's name in the hat.

Words near toss one's name in the hat in the dictionary

  1. toss of the coin
  2. toss off
  3. toss one's cookies
  4. toss one's hat in the ring
  5. toss one's hat into the ring
  6. toss one's name in the hat
  7. toss out
  8. toss pillow
  9. toss salad
  10. toss someone a bone
  11. toss someone's salad

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