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  2. 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.

  3. If you take someone off, you make them go with you to a particular place, especially when they do not want to go there. The police stopped her and took her off to a police station. [ V n P prep/adv ]

  4. 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.

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

  6. 1. the act or an instance of a plane leaving the ground and beginning to fly. The aircraft crashed after takeoff from Heathrow in a reservoir. The commuter plane was waiting for takeoff. The plane was waiting for takeoff. 2. informal. an act or an instance of someone imitating or mimicking someone else.

  7. 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.

  8. To go or leave: took off in pursuit of the robber. To rise into the air or begin flight: The plane took off on time. To achieve success or popularity: a new movie that really took off.

  9. 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.

  10. 1. the act of leaving the ground from any angle, as in jumping, launching, or flight. see also liftoff. 2. the place from which one leaves a surface. 3. US. a. the starting point or launching stage. b. Economics. the early stages of rapid, self-sustained growth and development. 4. Informal. an amusing or mocking imitation; caricature; burlesque.

  11. (informal) to leave a place, especially in a hurry. When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction. (of an idea, a product, etc.) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly. The new magazine has really taken off. Her singing career took off after her TV appearance. Topics Success c1. take somebody off.