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chapeau — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cap noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
  • hat noun A covering worn on the head, often with a brim.
  • hats off phrase Used to express admiration or respect for what someone has achieved.
  • header noun Text or information placed at the top of a page, document, or section.
  • lede noun The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in.

Senses

chapeau is used for these senses in English:

  • cap An academic mortarboard.
  • hat (headwear) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
  • hats off (figurative) Used to express approval or praise: congratulations, kudos, well done! [with to]
  • header Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.
  • lede (chiefly, US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in. [from mid 20th c.]

cap — full definition

  1. noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
  2. noun A cover or seal that fits over the top or end of something to protect or close it.
  3. noun An upper limit set on an amount, price, or quantity.
  4. noun Informal: an exaggeration or outright lie.
  5. verb To put a cover on something, or to set an upper limit on it.

hat — full definition

  1. noun A covering worn on the head, often with a brim.
  2. noun A particular role, job, or responsibility a person takes on.
  3. verb To put a hat on someone or something.

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