Overview of noun take_off

The noun takeoff has 4 senses

• takeoff -- (a departure; especially of airplanes)


• takeoff -- (the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne)


• parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)


• parody, mockery, takeoff -- (humorous or satirical mimicry)

Overview of verb take_off

The verb take off has 9 senses

• depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida")


• take off -- (take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!")


• take off, lift off -- (depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late")


• take off, take time off -- (take time off from work; stop working temporarily)


• take off -- (mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria")


• take off -- (remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here")


• get off the ground, take off -- (get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground")


• take off -- (prove fatal; "The disease took off")


• subtract, deduct, take off -- (make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck")