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) blacked out to resolve 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': | |
| Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion | |
| Definitions include: person who engages in computer security breaching for malicious purposes. | |
| Definitions include: To leave somewhere, preferably quickly. | |
| Definitions include: a condom. | |
| Definitions include: hair or hair style. | |
| Definitions include: hair that has been put awry by wearing a hat. | |
| Definitions include: thanks. | |
| Definitions include: to move quickly. | |
| Definitions include: "hat tip". | |
| Definitions include: condom. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: someone who sells drugs and other illegal substances. | |
| Definitions include: condom. | |
| Definitions include: when a person's nipples stand out on end due to cold temperature or stimulation. | |
| Definitions include: the paper toilet seat covers found in many public restrooms. | |
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Other terms relating to 'in': | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: involving everyone or everything. | |
| Definitions include: doing something emphatically. | |
| Definitions include: no chance. | |
| Definitions include: something easy. | |
| Definitions include: at some time before the present. | |
| Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing. | |
| Definitions include: included. | |
| Definitions include: clitoris. | |
| Definitions include: to intrude. | |
| Definitions include: See barge in. | |
| Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time." | |
| Definitions include: never. | |
Other terms relating to 'ring': | |
| Definitions include: a chaotic event. | |
| Definitions include: a ring worn around the base of the penis to maintain or enhance an erection. | |
| Definitions include: the anus. | |
| Definitions include: to telephone. | |
| Definitions include: to sound familiar. | |
| Definitions include: to welcome. | |
| Definitions include: the person in charge. | |
| Definitions include: to suffer head trauma. | |
| Definitions include: a burning sensation of the anus during and after defecating digested spicy food. | |
| Definitions include: something chaotic and disorderly. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: Inclusive | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: meaning caring about everything. | |
| Definitions include: extremely popular. | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
Other terms relating to 'throw': | |
| Definitions include: sex with a person with a loose-fitting vagina. | |
| Definitions include: to intentionally lose a competition, usually for money. | |
| Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected. | |
| Definitions include: to present an idea and test the reaction. | |
| Definitions include: to throw a tantrum. | |
| Definitions include: to introduce a complication. | |
| Definitions include: To urinate. | |
| Definitions include: to introduce a complication. | |
| Definitions include: fighting, meaning like throwing elbows | |
| Definitions include: to get in to a fight. | |
| Definitions include: to fight. | |
| Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted. | |
| Definitions include: insane, eccentric, strange; "weird". | |
| Definitions include: to be confusing to one. | |
| Definitions include: to spend (or waste) additional money after spending (or wasting) initial money. | |
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