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Synonyms & Antonyms of take off
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to leave a place often for another
- I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again
Synonyms for take off
- bail,
- bail out,
- begone,
- book
- [slang],
- bug off,
- bug out,
- bugger off
- [British slang],
- buzz (off),
- clear off
- [chiefly British],
- clear out,
- cut out,
- depart,
- dig out,
- exit,
- get,
- get off,
- go,
- go off,
- move,
- pack (up or off),
- part,
- peel off,
- pike (out or off),
- pull out,
- push off,
- push on,
- quit,
- run along,
- sally (forth),
- scarper
- [British],
- shove (off),
- step (along),
- vamoose,
- walk out
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- beat it,
- hit the road,
- pull stakes
- (or pull up stakes),
- take a hike
- (also take a walk),
- take a powder
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2
to rid oneself of (a garment)
- take off your coat and stay awhile
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3
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
slang
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
- a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint
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takeoff
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of takeoff (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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The first known use of take off was in the 14th century
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