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Take off

To remove.

📖 Definitions of "Take off"

verb
  1. 1

    To remove.

    "He took off his shoes."

  2. 2

    To imitate, often in a satirical manner.

  3. 3

    (of an aircraft or spacecraft) To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.

    "The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3."

  4. 4

    To become successful, to flourish.

    "The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit."

noun
  1. 1

    The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.

    "The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough."

  2. 2

    A parody or lampoon of someone or something.

  3. 3

    A quantification, especially of building materials.

    "I'll give you an estimate after I do the quantity takeoffs for the trusses and structural steel."

  4. 4

    The removal of sheets from the press.

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