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Definition of Hatful
1. Noun. (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. "A wad of money"
Exact synonyms: Batch, Deal, Flock, Good Deal, Great Deal, Heap, Lot, Mass, Mess, Mickle, Mint, Mountain, Muckle, Passel, Peck, Pile, Plenty, Pot, Quite A Little, Raft, Sight, Slew, Spate, Stack, Tidy Sum, Wad
Generic synonyms: Large Indefinite Amount, Large Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundation, Torrent, Haymow
Derivative terms: Heap, Heap, Pile, Plenteous, Wad
Generic synonyms: Large Indefinite Amount, Large Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundation, Torrent, Haymow
Derivative terms: Heap, Heap, Pile, Plenteous, Wad
2. Noun. As many or as much as a hat will hold.
Generic synonyms: Containerful
Definition of Hatful
1. Noun. The amount that will fit into a hat ¹
2. Noun. (soccer UK) A large number (usually talking about goalscoring chances) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hatful
1. as much as a hat can hold [n HATSFUL or HATFULS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hatful
Literary usage of Hatful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee by Davy Crockett (1834)
"I.took out about ten bullets, and showed him ; and he'proposed to give me a hatful
of .corn for .them. I took him 'up, mighty quick. ..."
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