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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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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"

S: (v) imitate, copy, simulate (reproduce someone's behavior or looks) "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

S: (v) follow, conform to (behave in accordance or in agreement with) "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
S: (v) mock (imitate with mockery and derision) "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
S: (v) take off (mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner) "This song takes off from a famous aria"
S: (v) mimic, mime (imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect) "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
S: (v) model, pattern (plan or create according to a model or models)
S: (v) take after, follow (imitate in behavior; take as a model) "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
S: (v) emulate (strive to equal or match, especially by imitating) "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister"

S: (v) take off (remove clothes) "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

S: (v) peel off (take off, as with some difficulty) "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"
S: (v) slip off (take off with ease or speed) "She slipped off her jacket"
S: (v) uncloak (remove a cloak from)
S: (v) doff (remove) "He doffed his hat"

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"