Definition of Take Off

  • (verb) remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
  • (verb) take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
  • (verb) make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"
  • (verb) prove fatal; "The disease took off"
  • (verb) mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"
  • (verb) get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground"
  • (verb) leave; "The family took off for Florida"
  • (verb) depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"
  • (verb) take time off from work; stop working temporarily

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