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take_off
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[ verb ] leave
Examples "The family took off for Florida" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)Maude swooped_up the cup and hiked_up her top hoop as if about to take_off with a racing start . (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)He wondered where the superstition had originated that it was bad_luck for a crew chief to watch his plane take_off on a combat_mission . The metal strip they had taken_off from was coal_black against the green jungle around it . |
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[ verb ] remove
Synonyms Examples "He doffed his hat" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)Then he took_off his wet boots and dropped_down into the water to talk with the beasts , needing their comfort more than they needed his . (Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)After the game , Phil was taking_off his sweatshirt in the dressing_room when Mike_Deegan came_in . Phil started to take his clothes off and Frankie sat_down on the bench again . Phil took_off one shoe and stared at it . Related terms |
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[ verb ] take off from the ground, as of an aircraft or balloon
Synonyms Examples "The plane departed two hours late" Used in print (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)He wondered where the superstition had originated that it was bad_luck for a crew chief to watch his plane take_off on a combat_mission . The control_tower gave him immediate take-off permission , and the clean roar of the engine that took him off the rough strip spoke well of the skill of Donovan . The metal strip they had taken_off from was coal_black against the green jungle around it . |
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[ verb ] take time off from work; stop working temporarily
Synonyms Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)His parents talked seriously and lengthily to their own doctor and to a specialist at the University_Hospital - Mr._McKinley was entitled to a discount for members of his family - and it was decided it would be best for him to take the remainder of the term off , spend a_lot of time in bed and , for the rest , do pretty_much as he chose - provided , of_course , he chose to do nothing too exciting or too debilitating . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)If you need a Day_off to calm_down , duck over to the Muslim_Paradise and take it . Related terms |
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[ verb ] mimic or imitate, esp. in an amusing or satirical manner
Examples "This song takes off from a famous aria" Used in print (The New York Times...)The Schuman `` Chester '' takes_off from an old William Billings tune with rousing woodwind and brass effect . |
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[ verb ] remove clothes
Examples "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here" Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)He hesitated for a moment when Michelangelo asked him to disrobe , so Michelangelo gave him a piece of toweling to wrap around his loins , led him to the kitchen to take_off his clothes . |
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[ verb ] get started or set in motion, used figuratively
Synonyms Examples "the project took a long time to get off the ground" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (mathematics) make a subtraction
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