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noun(take-off)a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
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noun(take-off)an action of starting out
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noun(take-off)a rapid rise in activity, growth, or popularity
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verb(take-off)remove
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verb(take-off)to take or allow as a discount : deduct
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verb(take-off)to spend (a period of time) away from a usual occupation or activity
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noun(take-off)a supplementary mechanism (as on a tractor) enabling the engine power to be used to operate nonautomotive apparatus (such as a pump or saw)
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idiom(take-off)to take off one's clothes
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idiom(take-off)to sit down and relax
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idiom(take-off)to allow someone to stop worrying : to make someone feel relieved
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idiom(take-off)to make someone stop worrying about something
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idiom(take-off)to decide not to work on a particular day
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idiom(take-off)stop thinking about
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phrasal verb(take-off)to start to move quickly in order to catch (someone or something)