take off
verb
Meaning
To remove.
"He took off his shoes."
To imitate, often in a satirical manner.
(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."
To become successful, to flourish.
"The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit."
To depart.
"I'm going to take off now."
To quantify.
"I'll take off the concrete and steel for this construction project."
To absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.
"He decided to let his mother take a night off from cooking, so he took her and his siblings out to dinner."
To take drugs; to inject drugs.
To steal (something) or rob (someone).
To swallow.
"to take off a glass of wine"
Synonyms
noun
Meaning
The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.
"The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough."
A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
A quantification, especially of building materials.
"I'll give you an estimate after I do the quantity takeoffs for the trusses and structural steel."
The removal of sheets from the press.
The spot from which one takes off; specifically, the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.