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(dɒf, US dɔːf)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense 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]

Synonyms: tip, raise, remove, lift More Synonyms of doff

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doff in British English

(dɒf)

verb (transitive)

to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation

to remove (clothing)

Derived forms

doffer (ˈdoffer)

noun

Word origin

Old English dōn of; see do1, off; compare don1

doff in American English

(dɑf; dɔf)

verb transitive

to take off (clothes, etc.)

to remove or lift (one's hat), as in greeting

to put aside or discard

Word origin

ME doffen < don of: see do1 & off1

Examples of 'doff' in a sentence
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Somehow he managed to compose himself sufficiently to doff his hat to her and to say most civilly, `My lady, how nice to see you.

1 (verb) in the sense of tip

Definition

to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation

The peasants doffed their hats.

Synonyms

tip

raise

remove

lift

Curious shoppers lifted their children to take a closer look at the parade.

take off

2 (verb) in the sense of take off

He doffed his shirt and jeans.

Synonyms

take off

remove

He removed his jacket.

shed

a snake who has shed its skin

discard

Read the instructions before discarding the box.

throw off

cast off

slip out of

slip off

divest yourself of

Additional synonyms

in the sense of discard

Definition

to get rid of (something or someone) as useless or undesirable

Read the instructions before discarding the box.

Synonyms

get rid of,

drop,

remove,

throw away or out,

reject,

abandon,

dump (informal),

shed,

scrap,

axe (informal),

ditch (slang),

junk (informal),

chuck (informal),

dispose of,

relinquish,

dispense with,

jettison,

repudiate,

cast aside

in the sense of lift

Definition

to move upwards

Curious shoppers lifted their children to take a closer look at the parade.

Synonyms

raise,

pick up,

hoist,

draw up,

elevate,

uplift,

heave up,

buoy up,

raise high,

bear aloft,

upheave,

upraise

in the sense of raise

Definition

to bring to an end

Synonyms

end,

remove,

lift,

give up,

abandon,

relieve,

terminate,

relinquish

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doff

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dodgy
doer
doff
dog
dog's dinner
dog-eat-dog

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单词	doff
释义	Trends of doff View usage for: doff (dɒf, US dɔːf) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense 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] Synonyms: tip, raise, remove, lift More Synonyms of doff More Synonyms of doff doff in British English (dɒf) verb (transitive) 1. to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation 2. to remove (clothing) Derived forms doffer (ˈdoffer) noun Word origin Old English dōn of; see do1, off; compare don1 doff in American English (dɑf; dɔf) verb transitive 1. to take off (clothes, etc.) 2. to remove or lift (one's hat), as in greeting 3. to put aside or discard Word origin ME doffen < don of: see do1 & off1 Examples of 'doff' in a sentence doff Somehow he managed to compose himself sufficiently to doff his hat to her and to say most civilly, `My lady, how nice to see you. Fraser, Christine Marion NOBLE BEGINNNINGS (1988) 1 (verb) in the sense of tip Definition to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation The peasants doffed their hats. Synonyms tip raise remove lift Curious shoppers lifted their children to take a closer look at the parade. take off 2 (verb) in the sense of take off He doffed his shirt and jeans. Synonyms take off remove He removed his jacket. shed a snake who has shed its skin discard Read the instructions before discarding the box. throw off cast off slip out of slip off divest yourself of Additional synonyms in the sense of discard Definition to get rid of (something or someone) as useless or undesirable Read the instructions before discarding the box. Synonyms get rid of, drop, remove, throw away or out, reject, abandon, dump (informal), shed, scrap, axe (informal), ditch (slang), junk (informal), chuck (informal), dispose of, relinquish, dispense with, jettison, repudiate, cast aside in the sense of lift Definition to move upwards Curious shoppers lifted their children to take a closer look at the parade. Synonyms raise, pick up, hoist, draw up, elevate, uplift, heave up, buoy up, raise high, bear aloft, upheave, upraise in the sense of raise Definition to bring to an end Synonyms end, remove, lift, give up, abandon, relieve, terminate, relinquish Nearby words of doff dodger dodgy doer doff dog dog's dinner dog-eat-dog Synonyms of 'doff' doff Explore 'doff' in the dictionary
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