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Meaning of tip one's hat | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To briefly remove or tap one's hat as a gesture of greeting, deference, or respect.
To acknowledge or show respect; to honor.
idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch den Hut lüften den Hut ziehen die Hand an den Hut legen

Suomi nostaa hattua

Examples

“I tip my hat to whoever invented the root beer float.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

tip out tip over tip someone's velvet tip the balance tip the daddle tip the double