n.
1) to doff; don; tip a ~
2) a cardinal's; fur; straw; ten-gallon; top ~
3) ( misc. ) to pass the ~ ('to collect money'); to take one's ~ off to ('to congratulate smb.'); to talk through one's ~ ('to say foolish things'); to throw one's ~ into the ring ('to enter a political campaign'); to take one's ~ off to smb. ('to feel respect for smb.')