take-off

Verbs

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

Synonyms

set forth set off start out depart part set out start lift off take time off get off the ground deduct subtract

Antonyms

add together add

See also

dispense with part with spare give up

Words of close approximity

take on
take out
take office