About The Word Take-off
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Take-off
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What's The Definition Of Take-off?
[v] remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
[v] take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!" [v] make a subtraction [v] prove fatal; "The disease took off" [v] mimic or imitate, esp. in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria" [v] get started or set in motion, used figuratively, as of a project, [v] leave; "The family took off for Florida" [v] depart from the ground, as of an aircraft or balloon; "The plane took off two hours late" [v] take time off from work; stop working temporarily Synonyms | Synonyms for Take-off: deduct | depart | get off the ground | part | set forth | set off | set out | start out | subtract | take time off Related Terms | Find terms related to Take-off: See Also | blaze | blaze out | break up | calculate | cipher | compute | copy | cut off | cypher | declaw | dehorn | discase | discase | dispense with | disrobe | disrobe | disrupt | doff | figure | get going | give up | go | go away | go forth | imitate | interrupt | kill | leave | lift off | part with | peel | peel | peel off | reckon | remove | roar off | sally forth | sally out | simulate | slip off | spare | start | strip | strip | strip down | strip down | take | take away | take off | uncase | uncase | uncloak | unclothe | unclothe | undress | undress | withdraw | work out Take-off In Webster's Dictionary \Take"-off`\, n.
The spot at which one takes off; specif., the place from
which a jumper rises in leaping.
The take-off should be selected with great care, and a
pit of large dimensions provided on the landing side.
--Encyc. of
Sport.
\Take"-off`\, n. An imitation, especially in the way of caricature. |
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