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Take off

noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard spelling of takeoff. alt-of, nonstandard

    "France never experienced a "take off" of the sort hypothesized by W. W. Rostow — a sudden spurt of output that begins sustained industrial growth."

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove. transitive

    "He took off his shoes."

  2. 2
    remove clothes or shoes wordnet
  3. 3
    To imitate (somebody), often in a satirical manner. transitive, usually

    "Yes, the Peaches, on a nearly non-existent budget, lack professionalism. The basic format of this show — taking off on television, with a soap opera, a quiz show, news, a cooking class and commercials for KY and grass, etc. — resembles kids getting up a skit."

  4. 4
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract wordnet
  5. 5
    To leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight. intransitive

    "The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3."

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  1. 6
    make a subtraction wordnet
  2. 7
    To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.

    "You take off, make the steep drop, hear the white water rumbling behind you and feel the spray on your back."

  3. 8
    prove fatal wordnet
  4. 9
    To become successful, to flourish. intransitive

    "The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit."

  5. 10
    mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner wordnet
  6. 11
    To depart. intransitive

    "I'm going to take off now."

  7. 12
    get started or set in motion, used figuratively wordnet
  8. 13
    To quantify. transitive

    "I'll take off the concrete and steel for this construction project."

  9. 14
    depart for someplace wordnet
  10. 15
    To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission. ambitransitive

    "If you take off for Thanksgiving you must work Christmas and vice versa."

  11. 16
    depart from the ground wordnet
  12. 17
    To take drugs; to inject drugs. dated, intransitive, slang
  13. 18
    take time off from work; stop working temporarily wordnet
  14. 19
    To steal (something) or rob (someone). dated, slang, transitive
  15. 20
    To swallow. archaic, transitive

    "to take off a glass of wine"

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