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- Dictionarytake·off/ˈtākˌôf/
noun
- 1. the action of becoming airborne: "the plane accelerated down the runway for takeoff" Similar Opposite
- 2. an act of mimicking someone or something: informal "a pleasant takeoff on some Everly Brothers routine" Similar
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a piece of acting or writing, etc. that copies the way a particular person speaks or behaves, or the way something is done, usually to entertain other people: It was the best takeoff of the mayor that I have ever seen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of TAKEOFF is a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket. How to use takeoff in a sentence.
Takeoff definition: a taking or setting off; the leaving of the ground, as in leaping or in beginning a flight in an airplane.. See examples of TAKEOFF used in a sentence.
Takeoff is the beginning of a flight, when an aircraft leaves the ground. The aircraft crashed in a reservoir after takeoff. The commuter plane was waiting for takeoff.
to suddenly leave without telling anyone where you are going: He took off in the middle of the night. take-off. noun. uk / ˈteɪkɒf / us. take-off noun (AIRCRAFT) the time when an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly. take-off noun (COPY) a film, book, etc that copies someone else's style in a way that is funny.
TAKEOFF meaning: 1 : the moment when an airplane, helicopter, etc., leaves the ground and begins to fly; 2 : the beginning of a jump.
Definitions of takeoff. noun. a departure; especially of airplanes. see more. noun. the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne. see more. noun. humorous or satirical mimicry.
Takeoff definition, a taking or setting off; the leaving of the ground, as in leaping or in beginning a flight in an airplane. See more.
[countable, uncountable] the moment when your feet leave the ground when you jump. [countable] if you do a takeoff of someone, you copy the way they speak or behave, in a humorous way to entertain people. Check pronunciation: takeoff. Definition of takeoff noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
take something off something. to remove an amount of money or a number of marks, points, etc. in order to reduce the total. The manager took $10 off the bill. That experience took ten years off my life (= made me feel ten years older).
