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to remove your hat, usually to show respect: He doffed his hat and walked away. I don't see why we should doff our caps to him. doff your hat to someone/something (also doff your cap to someone/something) to show or express respect for someone or something: The song doffs its hat to the best soul traditions.
1. a. : to remove (an article of wear) from the body. b. : to take off (the hat) in greeting or as a sign of respect. 2. : to rid oneself of : put aside. Phrases. doff one's hat to or doff one's cap to. : to show respect to : salute. Did you know? Doff vs Don.
to show or express respect for someone or something: The song doffs its hat to the best soul traditions. I doff my cap to my brilliant colleagues and their work. [ T ] old-fashioned or humorous. to remove a piece of clothing: They were given 30 minutes to don and doff their uniforms. He doffs his robe and steps into the shower.
to remove or take off, as clothing. to remove or tip (the hat), as in greeting. to throw off; get rid of: Doff your stupid ideas and join our side! Textiles. to strip (carded fiber) from a carding machine.
Use the verb doff to describe removing something. You probably always doff your cap before the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." The word doff and its antonym don date to the mid-14th century. Doff is a contraction of "do (take) off," and don is short for "do (put) on."
doff something to take off a piece of clothing; to take off your hat, especially to show respect for somebody/something. He doffed his hat to her as she passed in her carriage. (figurative) I'd like to doff my hat to modern science.
Definition of 'doff' Word Frequency. Share. ×. Credits. ×. doff. (dɒf, US dɔːf) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense doffs, present participle doffing, past tense, past participle doffed. verb. If you doff your hat or coat, you take it off. [old-fashioned] The peasants doff their hats. [VERB noun]
