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English Dictionary: take off by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
take off
v
  1. leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off]
  2. take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
  3. depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"
    Synonym(s): take off, lift off
  4. take time off from work; stop working temporarily
    Synonym(s): take off, take time off
  5. mimic or imitate 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"
    Synonym(s): get off the ground, take off
  8. prove fatal; "The disease took off"
  9. make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"
    Synonym(s): subtract, deduct, take off
    Antonym(s): add, add together
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