doff
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English doffe, dof, equivalent to a blend of do and off. Compare don, dup, dout, gauf.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɒf
Verb [edit]
doff (third-person singular simple present doffs, present participle doffing, simple past and past participle doffed)
- (clothing) to remove or take off, especially of clothing
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VII:
- She had doffed the shirt and Bermuda-shorts which she had been wearing and was now dressed for her journey home.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VII:
- to remove or tip a hat, as in greeting, salutation or as a mark of respect
- The rustics doffed their hats at the clergy.
- to get rid of, to throw off
- Doff that stupid idea, it would never work.
Antonyms [edit]
- (remove or take off clothing): don
Derived terms [edit]
Synonyms [edit]
- (remove clothing): take off
Translations [edit]
to remove or take off, especially of clothing
to remove or tip a hat, as in greeting, salutation or as a mark of respect
to get rid of, to throw off
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