lift-off, leave the ground in flight; rise off the ground; remove (clothing); bring down; lessen; leave, depart; put an end to, execute
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Take off Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
An imitation, especially in the way of caricature.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn imitation, especially in the way of caricature.
take off
v
1. leave; "the family took off for florida" [syn: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out]
2. take away or remove, "take that weight off me!"
3. take off from the ground, as of an aircraft or balloon; "the plane departed two hours late" [syn: lift off]
4. take time off from work; stop working temporarily [syn: take time off ]
5. mimic or imitate, esp. in an amusing or satirical manner; "this song takes off from a famous aria"
6. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
7. get started or set in motion, used figuratively, as of a project, [syn: get off the ground]
8. remove; "he doffed his hat" [syn: doff]
9. prove fatal; "the disease took off"
10. make a subtraction [syn: subtract, deduct]
[ant: add]
leave by plane, depart on a plane Our plane takes off at 10:35. We have to go to the airport.
remove clothes etc. Please take off your shoes before you enter our house.
be absent from work He was sick and had to take off a week from work.
leave by plane, depart on a plane
Our plane takes off at 10:35. We have to go to the airport.
Our plane takes off at 10:35. We have to go to the airport.
1. become popular: “The show really took off in Melbourne”; 2. begin to move or increase quickly: “Prices took off; the play takes off in the second act”; 3. imitate, mimic; 4. imitating or mimicking; caricature; 5. (surfing) standing on the board to begin a ride; 6. (surfing) point on a wave where one does this, or should do this
be very hungry
Verb
1. leave; "The family took off for Florida"
(synonym) depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out
(hypernym) leave, go forth, go away
(hyponym) lift off
(derivation) takeoff
2. take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel
3. depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"
(synonym) lift off
(hypernym) depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out
(derivation) takeoff
4. take time off from work; stop working temporarily
(synonym) take time off
(hypernym) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
5. mimic or imitate, especially in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"
(hypernym) imitate, copy, simulate
(derivation) parody, mockery, takeoff
6. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
(hypernym) undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel
(hyponym) peel off
7. get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground"
(synonym) get off the ground
(hypernym) start, go, get going
8. prove fatal; "The disease took off"
(hypernym) kill
9. make a subtraction
(synonym) subtract, deduct
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(classification) arithmetic
Take off Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Term used to describe a sharp increase in the price of a stock, or a positive movement of the market as a whole.
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Takeoff is the aircraft flight phase in which a vehicle goes from the ground to flying in the air.
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Take Off! is a board game designed teach geography, first released in 1988. The game is developed by Resource Games.
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Take off Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
