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Entry 14 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Take off

/tāk ôf/ · Take· off · IPA
01 v. i. 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, f…
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    To begin a period of accelerating growth or development; as, the economy took off in the third quarter.
  3. 3.
    To begin a journey; to depart.
02 v. t. 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, coat or other…
  1. 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, coat or other article of clothing; to take off a coat of paint from a surface.
  2. 2.
    To cut off; as, to take off the head, or a limb.
  3. 3.
    To destroy; as, to take off life.
  4. 4.
    To remove; to invalidate; as, to take off the force of an argument.
  5. 5.
    To withdraw; to call or draw away; as, the director took him off the project.
  6. 6.
    To swallow; as, to take off a glass of wine.
  7. 7.
    To purchase; to take in trade.
  8. 8.
    To copy; to reproduce.
  9. 9.
    To imitate; to mimic; to personate.
  10. 10.
    To find place for; to dispose of; as, more scholars than preferments can take off.[R.]
  11. 11.
    To discount or deduct (from a price); the dealer took off twenty percent on remaining toys.