Source : WordNet®

take off
     v 1: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {part},
           {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set out}]
     2: take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
     3: depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"
        [syn: {lift off}]
     4: take time off from work; stop working temporarily [syn: {take
        time off}]
     5: mimic or imitate, especially in an amusing or satirical
        manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"
     6: remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
     7: get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the
        project took a long time to get off the ground" [syn: {get
        off the ground}]
     8: prove fatal; "The disease took off"
     9: make a subtraction [syn: {subtract}, {deduct}] [ant: {add}]