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English verb: take off | |||
| 1. | take off (motion) leave | ||
| Samples | The family took off for Florida. | ||
| Examples | The children take off to the playground, These cars won't take off | ||
| Synonyms | depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blaze, blaze out, lift off, roar off, sally forth, sally out, take off | ||
| 2. | take off (change) take away or remove | ||
| Samples | Take that weight off me!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | declaw, dehorn, discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress | ||
| 3. | take off (motion) depart from the ground | ||
| Samples | The plane took off two hours late. | ||
| Examples | The airplane is sure to take off | ||
| Synonyms | lift off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off | ||
| 4. | take off (social) take time off from work; stop working temporarily | ||
| Synonyms | take time off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | ||
| 5. | take off (creation) mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner | ||
| Samples | This song takes off from a famous aria. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copy, imitate, simulate | ||
| 6. | take off (body) remove clothes | ||
| Samples | Take off your shirt--it's very hot in here. | ||
| Examples | They take off the cape | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | doff, peel off, slip off, uncloak | ||
| 7. | take off (motion) get started or set in motion, used figuratively | ||
| Samples | The project took a long time to get off the ground. | ||
| Synonyms | get off the ground | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get going, go, start | ||
| 8. | take off (contact) prove fatal | ||
| Samples | The disease took off. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| 9. | take off (cognition) make a subtraction | ||
| Samples | Subtract this amount from my paycheck. | ||
| Synonyms | deduct, subtract | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry back | ||
| Domain category | arithmetic | ||
| Antonyms | add together, add | ||
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