takeoff

takeoff

noun

Definition of TAKEOFF

1

a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket) <make sure your tray table is safely put away during takeoff>

Synonyms blastoff, launch, takeoff

Related Words ascent

Near Antonyms crash; splashdown

Antonyms landing

2

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect <a sitcom that's a takeoff of an old TV show from the 1960s>

Synonyms burlesque, caricature, put-on, rib, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty

Related Words lampoon, mockery, satire; comedy, farce, humor, sketch, slapstick, squib; distortion, exaggeration; imitation, impersonation, mimicking