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Princeton's WordNet

  1. take off, lift offverb

    depart from the ground

    "The plane took off two hours late"

Wikipedia

  1. Lift Off

    Lift Off is a song by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring American recording artist Beyoncé. It was written by Kanye West, Jay-Z, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean, Bruno Mars and Seal, while production was handled by West, Bhasker, Mike Dean, Pharrell, Q-Tip, and Don Jazzy for Jay-Z's and West's collaboration album, Watch the Throne (2011). The song was rumored to be released as the lead single from the album containing additional vocals by Bruno Mars. However, Mars never appeared on the song and it was sent to urban contemporary radio on August 23, 2011. Musically, "Lift Off" is a pop song which uses baroque strings. It contains a chorus sung by Beyoncé, while other verses are sung by West and Jay-Z in a rap style. Instrumentally, the song is completed with synthesizers, martial drums and horns. "Lift Off" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics who generally highlighted the song and praised its hook as well as Beyoncé's vocals, though some criticized the vocals by West and Jay-Z. The song peaked at number one on the South Korea Gaon International Chart and number twenty one on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. "Lift Off" was performed live by Jay-Z and Kanye West during their tour in promotion of Watch the Throne titled Watch the Throne Tour (2011–12). Jay-Z and Beyoncé performed it live as the last song during the concerts on their On the Run Tour (2014).

ChatGPT

  1. lift off

    Lift off refers to the moment in which an aircraft, spacecraft, or rocket begins to rise and leave the ground or launch pad during takeoff. It is the transition from being stationary on the ground to moving upward in the air or space.

Wikidata

  1. Lift Off

    Lift Off was an Australian educational television series that was broadcast on ABC Television from 1992 until the series ended in 1995. Each episode featured a live action storyline about a group of young children, and the problems they encountered with growing up, their parents, and various other social issues. Episodes would also feature segments of short animation, puppetry and documentary segments, as well as various songs, stories, and word games. Aimed at 3 to 8 year olds based on the ideas of Harvard University development psychologist Howard Gardner. The series was linked with the school curricula through the Curriculum Corporation of Australia. The different episodes used stories and locations to explore subjects such as jealousy, loneliness and anger.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lift off in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lift off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of lift off in a Sentence

  1. Sue Trinh:

    It's not a done deal, but we are still of the view that a September lift-off is in the cards, contingent on the view that the data out of the U.S. continues to be firm.

  2. Nicholas Colas:

    Investors are looking for a steeper yield curve. They were looking for the Fed to lift off. They were looking for the long end of the curve to sell off and yields to go higher.

  3. Brian Smedley:

    We think the Fed understands the risks associated with waiting too long to lift off, as an abrupt tightening down the road ... could be disruptive.

  4. Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer:

    It is well expected that the rate will lift off before the end of this year, we will be moving from an ultra expansionary monetary policy to an extremely expansionary monetary policy.

  5. Tim Dreiling:

    If the Friday numbers come in weak, it certainly makes more improbable that we'll have a June lift-off, and then maybe calls into question what happens in September.


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