take off
• (of an aircraft or bird) become airborne.
• "the plane took off from the runway"
Similar:
become airborne,
leave the ground,
take to the air,
take wing,
be launched,
lift off,
blast off,
Opposite:
land,
touch down,
• remove clothing from one's or another's body.
• "she took off her cardigan"
Similar:
remove,
doff,
divest oneself of,
shed,
strip off,
pull off,
peel off,
climb out of,
slip out of,
shrug off,
throw off,
cast off,
fling off,
fling aside,
discard,
Opposite:
put on,
• deduct part of an amount.
• "they took £10 off the bill"
• choose to have a period away from work.
• "I took the next day off"
• depart hastily.
• "the officer took off after his men"
Similar:
run away,
run off,
flee,
abscond,
take flight,
decamp,
disappear,
leave,
go,
depart,
make off,
bolt,
make a run/break for it,
take to one's heels,
beat a hasty retreat,
make a quick exit,
make one's getaway,
escape,
head for the hills,
split,
beat it,
clear off,
clear out,
skedaddle,
vamoose,
hightail it,
light out,
withdraw,
retire,
take one's leave,
make one's departure,
exit,
go away,
pull out,
quit,
make oneself scarce,
Opposite:
stay put,
• mimic someone humorously.
• "they kept us all in fits of laughter as they took off their teachers"
Similar:
mimic,
impersonate,
imitate,
ape,
parody,
mock,
caricature,
satirize,
burlesque,
lampoon,
ridicule,
spoof,
do,
send up,
take-off
noun
• an instance of becoming airborne.
• "a perfect take-off"
Similar:
departure,
lift-off,
launch,
blast-off,
taking off,
leaving,
going,
ascent,
climbing,
mounting,
flight,
flying,
soaring,
• an act of mimicking someone or something.
• "the film is a take-off of Star Wars"
Similar:
parody,
pastiche,
mockery,
caricature,
travesty,
satire,
lampoon,
mimicry,
imitation,
impersonation,
impression,
aping,
send-up,
spoof,
