EGAVE

doff

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
    The rustics doffed their hats at the clergy.
  2. verb To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
    The rustics doffed their hats at the clergy.
  3. verb To remove or tip (a hat or other headwear) in greeting or salutation, or as a mark of respect.
    The rustics doffed their hats at the clergy.
  4. verb To undress (oneself); to divest, to strip.
  5. verb To cast aside or get rid of (something), to throw off.
    Doff that stupid idea: it will never work.
  6. verb To remove (a bobbin or spindle which is full of spun yarn) from a spinning frame for replacement with an empty one. To remove (small pieces of cotton or other plant fibre, etc.) from a carding cylinder.
  7. verb To remove (a bobbin or spindle which is full of spun yarn) from a spinning frame for replacement with an empty one.
  8. verb To remove (small pieces of cotton or other plant fibre, etc.) from a carding cylinder.

Similar words

take off discard tip do off do of undress undight derobe whip off put off

Often followed by

his their the my our your it thy her

Word family

doffed doffing doffs

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