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Definition of 'takeoff'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) takeoff
the leaving of the ground, as in beginning an airplane flight.

2.  takeoff
a departure from a starting point, as in beginning a race.

3.  takeoff
the place or point at which a person or thing takes off.

4.  takeoff
a humorous imitation; parody; send-up.

Etymology: (1820–30)

Definition of 'takeoff'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) takeoff
a departure; especially of airplanes

2. (noun) takeoff
the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

3. (noun) parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

4. (noun) parody, mockery, takeoff
humorous or satirical mimicry

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