Definition of throw (one's) hat in the ring

throw (one's) hat in the ring    

verb

• to enter a competition.

                                                                                
  
  Citation from "Search Committee 1", The Office (US TV), Season 7 Episode 25 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jun 13 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 13 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'hat':
*ss hat	Definitions include: someone who thinks they know what they're talking about but makes no logical sense
at the drop of a hat	Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion
black hat	Definitions include: person who engages in computer security breaching for malicious purposes.
grab a hat	Definitions include: To leave somewhere, preferably quickly.
happy hat	Definitions include: a condom.
hat	Definitions include: hair or hair style.
hat hair	Definitions include: hair that has been put awry by wearing a hat.
hat tip	Definitions include: thanks.
hat up	Definitions include: to move quickly.
H/T	Definitions include: "hat tip".
jimmy hat	Definitions include: condom.
mad as a hatter	Definitions include: crazy.
mad hatter	Definitions include: someone who sells drugs and other illegal substances.
old hat	Definitions include: familiar to the point of being boring.
party hat	Definitions include: condom.
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Other terms relating to 'in':
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
all in	Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
an ice cube's chance in hell	Definitions include: no chance.
a walk in the park	Definitions include: something easy.
back in the day	Definitions include: at some time before the present.
back in the saddle	Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
baked-in	Definitions include: included.
bald man in a boat	Definitions include: clitoris.
barge in	Definitions include: to intrude.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
Bash one's skull in	Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
bat in the cave	Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
BBIAB	Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."
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Other terms relating to 'ring':
3-ring circus	Definitions include: a chaotic event.
c*ck ring	Definitions include: a ring worn around the base of the penis to maintain or enhance an erection.
o-ring	Definitions include: the anus.
ring	Definitions include: to telephone.
ring a bell	Definitions include: to sound familiar.
ring and turn	Definitions include: a style of high-volume bartending in which one rings up a customer for their purchase, and then turns to the next customer.
ring in	Definitions include: to welcome.
ring master	Definitions include: the person in charge.
ring (one's) bell	Definitions include: to suffer head trauma.
sting ring	Definitions include: a burning sensation of the anus during and after defecating digested spicy food.
sugar ring	Definitions include: an act committed voluntarily by two willing counterparts, a bond created between human and pastry. a ring of sugar is left upon perfect completion of this ancient egyptian pain and relief method. female party slips donut onto males penis and unsures the perfect fit, while the male sits back and enjoys the best donut he's never had.
three-ring circus	Definitions include: something chaotic and disorderly.
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'throw':
like throwing a hotdog down a hallway	Definitions include: sex with a person with a loose-fitting vagina.
throw	Definitions include: to intentionally lose a competition, usually for money.
throw a bone	Definitions include: to help a person in a small way.
throw a curveball	Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected.
throw against a wall and see if it sticks	Definitions include: to present an idea and test the reaction.
throw a hissy fit	Definitions include: to throw a tantrum.
throw a hotdog down a hallway	Definitions include: to fuck a woman with a loose vagina.
throw a spanner into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw a whiz	Definitions include: to urinate.
throw a wrench into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw bows	Definitions include: to "throw elbows", i.e. to fight.
throw dogs	Definitions include: to get in to a fight.
throw down	Definitions include: to fight.
throwed	Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted.
throwed off	Definitions include: insane, eccentric, strange; "weird".
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