English Explanatory Dictionary

pick out of a hat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To determine by chance, especially by drawing lots.
  2. To substitute a guess for unavailable data.

Pronunciation

En-au-pick out of a hat.ogg

Word forms

pick out of a hat picks out of a hat picking out of a hat picked out of a hat pick from a hat

Etymology

Referring to the impromptu use of one's hat as a receptacle for drawing paper lots from.

Synonyms

draw lots pluck from thin air
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