OH MY HECK!

Someone save me from my co-workers please!! There is only so much arguing about what the difference between a cap and a hat that one can listen to.

hat /hæt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hat] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, hat·ted, hat·ting.
–noun
1.
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, esp. for wear outdoors.

cap1 /kæp/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kap] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, capped, cap·ping.
–noun
1.
a close-fitting covering for the head, usually of soft supple material and having no visor or brim.
2.
a brimless head covering with a visor, as a baseball cap.


There you go boy's! Now you know.