- the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches.
- three goals scored by one player in one game: He was the only athlete in our school’s history to achieve a hat trick in both hockey and soccer.
- three like feats executed by one player in one game, especially three home runs: In last night’s game, Marley performed a most unusual hat trick, with his three unassisted double plays.
- a series of three related successes or accomplishments, especially when achieved one after the other and in close proximity: Once again, Kay won the blue ribbons for dill pickles, bread-and-butter pickles, and pickled beets—her annual pickle hat trick!
- the achievement of a bowler in taking three wickets with three successive balls
- any achievement of three points, victories, awards, etc within a given period, esp three goals scored by the same player in a soccer match
