doff

verb

1. clothingTo remove or take off (something such as clothing).

2. To remove or tip a hat, as in greeting, salutation or as a mark of respect.

   “The rustics doffed their hats at the clergy.”

3. To get rid of, to throw off.

   “Doff that stupid idea: it would never work.”

4. To strip; to divest; to undress.

5. To take off from the body or head

   “He doffed his hat”