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