take off


Meanings

  • a departure; especially of airplanes
  • the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
  • a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  • humorous or satirical mimicry
  • leave;
  • take away or remove;
  • depart from the ground;
  • take time off from work; stop working temporarily
  • mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner;
  • remove clothes;
    • "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
  • get started or set in motion, used figuratively;
  • prove fatal;
  • make a subtraction;