View synonyms for take off

take off

verb

tr to remove or discard (a garment)
intr (of an aircraft) to become airborne
informal.
to set out or cause to set out on a journey
they took off for Spain
tr (of a disease) to prove fatal to; kill
informal.
tr to mimic or imitate, esp in an amusing or satirical manner
informal.
intr to become successful or popular, esp suddenly

the act or process of making an aircraft airborne
the stage of a country's economic development when rapid and sustained economic growth is first achieved
informal.
an act of mimicry; imitation

Tasso gripped the take-off switch, running her fingers over the smooth metal.

The take-off of the Brainchild was not so easy as it might have appeared to anyone who watched it from the outside.

Just as the stranger in his airplane was warming up his motor for a take-off, he saw two boys come out on the end of the meadow.

Kerk closed the lock himself and they found couches as the take-off horn sounded.

The take-off siren was hooting now, the close lock light blinking an angry message from the bridge.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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