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    doff
    /dɒf/

    verb

    • 1. remove (an item of clothing).

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  2. Doff means to remove your hat, usually to show respect, or to remove a piece of clothing. It can also mean to take off bobbins or bolts from a spinning machine or a loom.

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  3. 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.

  4. Doff means to remove your hat, usually to show respect, or to remove a piece of clothing. It can also refer to removing bobbins or bolts from a spinning machine or a loom. See how to use doff in sentences and phrases.

  5. 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.

  6. 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."

  7. 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.

  8. Doff means to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation, or to remove (clothing). It can also mean to strip fibers from a textile machine. See word origin, pronunciation, and usage examples.