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take off in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. make a subtraction
    "subtract this amount from my paycheck"
    subtract  deduct  take off 
  2. leave
    "The family took off for Florida"
    depart  part  start  start out  set forth  set off  set out  take off 
  3. get started or set in motion, used figuratively
    "the project took a long time to get off the ground"
    get off the ground  take off 
  4. depart from the ground
    "The plane took off two hours late"
    take off  lift off 
  5. remove clothes
    "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
    take off 
  6. take away or remove
    "Take that weight off me!"
    take off 
  7. prove fatal
    "The disease took off"
    take off 
  8. mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner
    "This song takes off from a famous aria"
    take off 
  9. take time off from work; stop working temporarily
    take off  take time off 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


take off in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (transitive) To remove.
  2. (verb) (transitive) To imitate, often in a satirical manner.
  3. (verb) (context/intransitive/of an aircraft or spacecraft) To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.
  4. (verb) (intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.
  5. (verb) (intransitive) To depart.
  6. (verb) (transitive) To quantify.
  7. (verb) (transitive) to absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.
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