take off

Verb

• make a subtraction
  • subtract this amount from my paycheck
    

• prove fatal
  • The disease took off
    

• get started or set in motion, used figuratively
  • the project took a long time to get off the ground
    

• remove clothes
  • take off your shirt--it's very hot in here
    

• mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner
  • This song takes off from a famous aria
    

• take time off from work; stop working temporarily

• depart from the ground
  • The plane took off two hours late
    

• take away or remove
  • Take that weight off me!
    

• leave
  • The family took off for Florida
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  subtract , deduct , get off the ground , take time off , lift off , depart , part , start , start out , set forth , set off , set out
• Antonyms: 
  add , add together