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take-off Definition


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take-off
noun
    1. An instance of an aircraft leaving the ground.
      Thesaurus: ascent, departure, fly-off, climb, rise.
    2. An act of imitating or mimicking, especially for comic effect.
      Thesaurus: parody, burlesque, caricature, comedy, send-up, ridicule.
    3. A place from which one takes off or jumps, etc; a starting-point. See also take off and take someone off at take.


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