TAKEOFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does takeoff mean? 

• TAKEOFF (noun)
  The noun TAKEOFF has 4 senses:

1. a departure; especially of airplanes

2. the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

3. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

4. humorous or satirical mimicry

  Familiarity information: TAKEOFF used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAKEOFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A departure; especially of airplanes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("takeoff" is a kind of...):

departure; going; going away; leaving (the act of departing)

Derivation:

take off (leave)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("takeoff" is a kind of...):

ascension; ascent; rise; rising (a movement upward)

Derivation:

take off (leave)

take off (depart from the ground)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty

Hypernyms ("takeoff" is a kind of...):

caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)

Derivation:

take off (mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Humorous or satirical mimicry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

mockery; parody; takeoff

Hypernyms ("takeoff" is a kind of...):

apery; mimicry (the act of mimicking; imitative behavior)

Derivation:

take off (mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner)