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  2. TAKE SOMETHING OFF definition: 1. to remove something, especially clothes: 2. to spend time away from your work: 3. If an…. Learn more.

  3. noun. take· off ˈtāk-ˌȯf. Synonyms of takeoff. 1. a. : 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. b. : an action of starting out. c. : a rapid rise in activity, growth, or popularity. an economic takeoff. 2. : an imitation especially in the way of caricature. 3. a.

  4. 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).

  5. If you take someone off, you imitate them and the things that they do and say, in such a way that you make other people laugh. [ mainly British ] Mike can take off his father to perfection.

  6. to remove someone from something such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc. The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case. After three days she was taken off the ventilator. take something off something.

  7. TAKE OFF definition: 1. If an aircraft takes off, it begins to fly. 2. to suddenly become successful: 3. to suddenly…. Learn more.

  8. 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.

  9. take off. 1. phrasal verb. When an airplane takes off, it leaves the ground and starts flying. We eventually took off at 11 o'clock and arrived in Juneau at 1:30. 2. phrasal verb. If something such as a product, an activity, or someone's career takes off, it suddenly becomes very successful. In 1944, he met Edith Piaf, and his career took off.

  10. take off meaning, definition, what is take off: to remove a piece of clothing: Learn more.

  11. Take off = to become popular or successful. (intransitive – informal) This phrasal verb is used when a person’s success or rise in popularity is sudden or very quick. It can also refer to when a (new) product has quickly had a lot of sales, especially compared to normal. That new song by Samantha Star has really taken off in the charts.

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