cocked hat vs hat

cocked hat and hat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cocked hat	Yes	No	No	No
hat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hat is a hypernym of cocked hat; that is, hat is a word with a broader meaning than cocked hat:

cocked hat: hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points
hat: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

Other hypernyms of cocked hat include chapeau, lid.

cocked hat (noun)	hat (noun)
hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points	an informal term for a person's role
	headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

cocked hat (verb)	hat (verb)
	put on or wear a hat
	furnish with a hat