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Overview of noun takeoff

      »   The noun takeoff has 4 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• takeoff -- (a Departure1.) Departure, going, going away, leaving -- (act of departing)
  
  2.) Deviation, divergence, departure, difference -- (a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean")
  
  departure; especially of airplanes)

• takeoff -- (the Initial1.) Initial -- (the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name")
  
  1.) Initial -- (mark with one's initials)
  
  initial ascent of an Airplane1.) Airplane, aeroplane, plane -- (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane")
  
  airplane as it Becomes1.) Become, go, get -- (enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!")
  
  2.) Become, turn -- (undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor")
  
  becomes airborne)

• parody, Lampoon1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  1.) Satirize, satirise, lampoon -- (ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal")
  
  lampoon, spoof, Sendup1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  sendup, mockery, takeoff, Burlesque1.) Burlesque -- (a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease))
  
  2.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  burlesque, travesty, Charade1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  2.) Charade -- (a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades)
  
  charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a Composition1.) Composition -- (a mixture of ingredients)
  
  2.) Constitution, composition, makeup -- (the way in which someone or something is composed)
  
  composition that Imitates1.) Imitate, copy, simulate -- (reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings")
  
  2.) Imitate -- (appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art")
  
  imitates somebody's Style1.) Style -- (a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand")
  
  2.) Manner, mode, style, way, fashion -- (how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion")
  
  style in a Humorous1.) Humorous, humourous -- (full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein")
  
  humorous way)

• parody, Mockery1.) Jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing -- (showing your contempt by derision)
  
  2.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  mockery, takeoff -- (Humorous1.) Humorous, humourous -- (full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein")
  
  humorous or Satirical1.) Satirical, satiric -- (exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine")
  
  satirical mimicry)

Related Terms - "Takeoffs"

4 senses of Takeoff1.) Takeoff -- (a departure; especially of airplanes)

2.) Takeoff -- (the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne)

Takeoff - A departure; especially of airplanes Meaning 1 of Takeoffstakeoff departure, going, going away, leaving

• Breaking away1.) Breakaway, breaking away -- (the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood")
  
  2.) Breaking away -- (departing hastily)
  
  Breaking away - The act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"

• Farewell1.) Farewell, word of farewell -- (an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting)
  
  2.) Farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting -- (the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow")
  
  Farewell, Leave1.) Leave, leave of absence -- (the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother")
  
  2.) Leave -- (permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak")
  
  Leave, Leave-taking1.) Farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting -- (the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow")
  
  Leave-taking, Parting1.) Farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting -- (the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow")
  
  2.) Part, parting -- (a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle")
  
  Parting - An acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

• French leave1.) French leave -- (an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell))
  
  French leave - An abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)

• Disappearance1.) Disappearance, disappearing -- (the act of leaving secretly or without explanation)
  
  2.) Disappearance -- (the event of passing out of sight)
  
  Disappearance, Disappearing1.) Disappearance, disappearing -- (the act of leaving secretly or without explanation)
  
  1.) Disappear, vanish, go away -- (get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace")
  
  Disappearing - The act of leaving secretly or without explanation

• Withdrawal1.) Withdrawal, backdown, climb-down -- (a retraction of a previously held position)
  
  2.) Withdrawal -- (the act of taking out money or other capital)
  
  Withdrawal - A retraction of a previously held position

• Sailing1.) Seafaring, navigation, sailing -- (the work of a sailor)
  
  2.) Sailing -- (riding in a sailboat)
  
  Sailing - The work of a sailor

• Boarding1.) Boarding, embarkation, embarkment -- (the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft)
  
  2.) Boarding -- (a structure of boards)
  
  Boarding, Embarkation1.) Boarding, embarkation, embarkment -- (the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft)
  
  Embarkation, Embarkment1.) Boarding, embarkation, embarkment -- (the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft)
  
  Embarkment - The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

• Exit1.) Exit, issue, outlet, way out -- (an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue")
  
  2.) Passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release -- (euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing")
  
  Exit - An opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"

• Dispatch1.) Dispatch, despatch, communique -- (an official report (usually sent in haste))
  
  2.) Dispatch, despatch, shipment -- (the act of sending off something)
  
  Dispatch, Despatch1.) Dispatch, despatch, communique -- (an official report (usually sent in haste))
  
  2.) Dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness -- (the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch")
  
  Despatch, Shipment1.) Cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment -- (goods carried by a large vehicle)
  
  2.) Dispatch, despatch, shipment -- (the act of sending off something)
  
  Shipment - An official report (usually sent in haste)

• Takeoff1.) Takeoff -- (a departure; especially of airplanes)
  
  2.) Takeoff -- (the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne)
  
  Takeoff - A departure; especially of airplanes

Meaning 2 of Takeoffstakeoff rise, rising, ascent, ascension

• Climb1.) Ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade -- (an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise")
  
  2.) Climb, climbing, mounting -- (an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.))
  
  Climb, Climbing1.) Climb, climbing, mounting -- (an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.))
  
  1.) Climb, climb up, mount, go up -- (go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?")
  
  Climbing, Mounting1.) Climb, climbing, mounting -- (an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.))
  
  2.) Mounting -- (framework used for support or display)
  
  Mounting - An upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

• Elevation1.) Elevation, lift, raising -- (the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity")
  
  2.) Acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top -- (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession")
  
  Elevation, Lift1.) Lift -- (the act of giving temporary assistance)
  
  2.) Aerodynamic lift, lift -- (the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity)
  
  Lift, Raising1.) Elevation, lift, raising -- (the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity")
  
  2.) Raising, rearing, nurture -- (the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child)
  
  Raising - The event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

• Heave1.) Heave, heaving -- (an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea")
  
  2.) Heave -- ((geology) a horizontal dislocation)
  
  Heave, Heaving1.) Heave, heaving -- (an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea")
  
  2.) Panting, heaving -- (breathing heavily (as after exertion))
  
  Heaving - An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"

• Liftoff1.) Liftoff -- (the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad)
  
  Liftoff - The initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad

• Rapid climb1.) Rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom -- (a rapid rise)
  
  Rapid climb, Rapid growth1.) Rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom -- (a rapid rise)
  
  Rapid growth, Zoom1.) Rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom -- (a rapid rise)
  
  2.) Soar, zoom -- (the act of rising upward into the air)
  
  Zoom - A rapid rise

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• Upheaval1.) Turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang -- (a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence")
  
  2.) Convulsion, turmoil, upheaval -- (a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market")
  
  Upheaval, Uplift1.) Upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust -- ((geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building))
  
  2.) Uplift -- (a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts)
  
  Uplift, Upthrow1.) Upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust -- ((geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building))
  
  Upthrow, Upthrust1.) Upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust -- ((geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building))
  
  Upthrust - A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

• Uplifting1.) Uplifting -- (the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky")
  
  1.) Elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate -- (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits")
  
  Uplifting - The rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"

Meaning 3 of Takeoffsparody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on caricature, imitation, impersonation

• Mock-heroic1.) Mock-heroic -- (a satirical imitation of heroic verse)
  
  Mock-heroic - A satirical imitation of heroic verse

• Parody1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  2.) Parody, mockery, takeoff -- (humorous or satirical mimicry)
  
  Parody, Lampoon1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  1.) Satirize, satirise, lampoon -- (ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal")
  
  Lampoon, Spoof1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  1.) Spoof, burlesque, parody -- (make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers")
  
  Spoof, Sendup1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  Sendup, Mockery1.) Jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing -- (showing your contempt by derision)
  
  2.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  Mockery, Takeoff1.) Takeoff -- (a departure; especially of airplanes)
  
  2.) Takeoff -- (the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne)
  
  Takeoff, Burlesque1.) Burlesque -- (a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease))
  
  2.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  Burlesque, Travesty1.) Farce, farce comedy, travesty -- (a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations)
  
  2.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  Travesty, Charade1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  2.) Charade -- (a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades)
  
  Charade, Pasquinade1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  Pasquinade, Put-on1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  2.) Fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on -- (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)
  
  Put-on - A composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

Meaning 4 of Takeoffsparody, mockery, takeoff apery, mimicry

• Parody1.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  2.) Parody, mockery, takeoff -- (humorous or satirical mimicry)
  
  Parody, Mockery1.) Jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing -- (showing your contempt by derision)
  
  2.) Parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
  
  Mockery, Takeoff1.) Takeoff -- (a departure; especially of airplanes)
  
  2.) Takeoff -- (the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne)
  
  Takeoff - A composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way