take off 1 of 2

verb

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1
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again

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2
as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment) take off your coat and stay awhile

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3
as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon

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4
as in to rob
slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint

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takeoff

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noun

ˈtāk-ˌȯf How to pronounce takeoff (audio)
1
as in launch
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

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2
as in parody
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

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Recent Examples of take off
Verb
Certainly, as print media took off, one newsbook covering the chaos was called the Moderate Intelligencer. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 The small plane belonged to the local Peruvian airline Aerodiana, ​local authorities said, and had taken off from the Pisco Airport. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
Preliminary information indicates the pilot was preparing for takeoff when heavy boat traffic forced the aircraft to change course to find a safer departure path, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 Announced during the Farnborough International Airshow, the milestone marks the official takeoff of the Nomad family. — David Szondy august 02, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
  1. depart
  2. remove
  3. subtract
  4. rob
  5. launch
  6. parody
  7. move
  8. put off
Verb
  • Her exit follows the resignations last week of acting Chief Financial Officer Steve Mahr and Deputy CFO Noor Shaikh in June — coming after CFO Jill Jaworski departed at the beginning of this year.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Jimmy Coe, for example, said in an email to the larger airport that during his visit to Orlando in 2022, his taxi driver erroneously drove him to the Orlando airport instead of the Sanford airport where his Allegiant flight was departing.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Kisunla is designed to help slow the progression of early symptomatic Alzheimer's by targeting the brain to break up and remove amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of the disease.
    — Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Company executives believe bringing fuel directly to fleet yards could remove that barrier.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • To calculate the final score of each round, subtract the total points scored by the lower scoring team from the points of the higher scoring team.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Take your current hours per proposal, subtract what the pilot achieved and multiply by the number of proposals your firm submits per year.
    — Mark Orttung, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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  • The October break-ins at the museum happened less than a week before the Louvre was robbed of the country’s crown jewels on October 19th, in a brazen heist that led to the eventual ousting of Louvre president Laurence des Cars.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The hypothesis was that one of the men — linked to organized crime groups that robbed wealthy homes — attempted to rob the Percy home and Valerie had woken up.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rob
Noun
  • Stringr The launch near where the trio was found is roughly seven miles southwest of a different boat launch, where a car belonging to one of the women was discovered with a window broken out, state police said in a statement Wednesday.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Hypersonic launch capabilities enhance the new Virginia class further, analysts said, noting that testing of a hypersonic glide vehicle is well underway.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of launch
Noun
  • The ballet became a hilarious parody of Wagnerian cliches as a cartwheeling child wearing sneakers with rainbow lights and dressed in gold, resembling statues of the composer, presided in front of a faux Bayreuth proscenium.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But fans will recognize the major tentpoles of this parody musical.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of parody
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  • The Gemini Moon moves through your 9th House of Learning and sextiles the Leo Sun in your 11th House of Community, helping big-picture thinking connect with friends, groups, or shared goals.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Though less significant than the Strait of Hormuz, around 12% of the world’s trade, including a fourth of global container traffic, once passed through Bab el-Mandeb, moving between Europe and Asia via Egypt’s Suez Canal.
    — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • Depending on the severity of a partial UCL tear, rehab and strengthening the muscles around the elbow can sometimes at least put off surgery.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • By agreeing to put off the merger for now, Paramount doesn’t have to face a potential courtroom loss over attorneys generals’ longer-term restraining order, for example.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of put off

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