take off

verb

1. 1

   remove clothes

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

2. 2

   take away or remove

   Take that weight off me!

3. 3

   make a subtraction

   subtract this amount from my paycheck

4. 4

   prove fatal

   The disease took off

5. 5

   mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner

   This song takes off from a famous aria

6. 6

   get started or set in motion, used figuratively

   the project took a long time to get off the ground

7. 7

   leave

   The family took off for Florida

8. 8

   depart from the ground

   The plane took off two hours late

9. 9

   take time off from work; stop working temporarily