tip one's hat

tip one's hat

English

Verb

tip one's hat

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

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

Translations

briefly remove one's hat

German: den Hut ziehen; den Hut lüften

Swedish: ta av sig hatten

briefly tap one's hat

German: sich an den Hut tippen; die Hand an den Hut legen

honour

German: den Hut ziehen

See also

• take one's hat off to

Anagrams

• on the tapis