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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Take off \Take" off`\, v. t.
     1. To remove, as from the surface or outside; to remove from
        the top of anything; as, to take off a load; to take off
        one's hat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To cut off; as, to take off the head, or a limb.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To destroy; as, to take off life.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To remove; to invalidate; as, to take off the force of an
        argument.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To withdraw; to call or draw away. --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To swallow; as, to take off a glass of wine.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To purchase; to take in trade. ``The Spaniards having no
        commodities that we will take off.'' --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. To copy; to reproduce. ``Take off all their models in
        wood.'' --Addison.
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     9. To imitate; to mimic; to personate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. To find place for; to dispose of; as, more scholars than
         preferments can take off. [R.] --Bacon.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. To discount or deduct (from a price); the dealer took off
         twenty percent on remaining toys.
         [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Take off \Take" off`\, v. i.
     1. to begin a leap from a surface or a flight into the air;
        especially, (of a bird or an airplane) to leave the ground
        and begin to fly; as, flight CA123 took off on schedule at
        3:00 PM.
        [PJC]
  
     2. to begin a period of accelerating growth or development;
        as, the economy took off in the third quarter.
        [PJC]
  
     3. to begin a journey; to depart.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  take off
       v 1: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: depart, part,
             start, start out, set forth, set off, set out]
       2: take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
       3: depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"
          [syn: lift off]
       4: take time off from work; stop working temporarily [syn: take
          time off]
       5: mimic or imitate, especially in an amusing or satirical
          manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"
       6: remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
       7: get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the
          project took a long time to get off the ground" [syn: get
          off the ground]
       8: prove fatal; "The disease took off"
       9: make a subtraction [syn: subtract, deduct] [ant: add]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  take off
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (αμτβ) απογειώνομαι, για αεροσκάφη κτλ., φεύγω από το έδαφος και
  αρχίζω να πετάω
     2 (ετικ αμτβ ανεπίσημο Αγγλικά) φεύγω, ειδικά βιαστικά
     3 (αμτβ) απογειώνομαι, έχω άνθηση, για μια ιδέα, προϊόν, επιχείρηση
  κλπ. γίνομαι επιτυχημένος ή δημοφιλής πολύ γρήγορα ή ξαφνικά
     4 (μτβ) μιμούμαι, σατιρίζω
     5 (μτβ) βγάζω, αφαιρώ κάτι, ειδικά ένα ρούχο από το σώμα μου ή
  κάποιου
     6 (μτβ) αφαιρώ ένα χρηματικό ποσό ή έναν αριθμό από κάτι για να
  μειώσω το σύνολο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  take off
     n.
     (alt form en takeoff)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remove.
     2 (lb en transitive) To imitate somebody, often in a satirical
  manner.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  take off
     n.
     (alt form en takeoff)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remove.
     2 (lb en transitive) To imitate somebody, often in a satirical
  manner.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  take off
     n.
     (alt form en takeoff)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remove.
     2 (lb en transitive) To imitate somebody, often in a satirical
  manner.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  take off
     n.
     (alt form en takeoff)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remove.
     2 (lb en transitive) To imitate somebody, often in a satirical
  manner.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  take off
     Englanti vb.
     1 riisua, ottaa pois päältä (vaatteista)
     2 vähentää, miinustaa, ottaa pois (jostakin luvusta)
     3 lähteä, lähteä pois, poistua paikalta äkillisesti
     4 nousta, lähteä lentoon, aloittaa lento
     5 (yhteys kuva k=en) alkaa kasvaa nopeasti, lähteä nousuun, alkaa
  onnistua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  take off
     Engelska vb.
     1 lyfta
     2 dra in
     3 avskaffa
     4 rycka bort
     5 avbilda
     6 avta
     7 pruta
     8 rusa, kila, dra, sticka

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  take off /tˈeɪk ˈɒf/ 
  излитам, отлитам
  to begin flight