- the act of leaving the ground from any angle, as in jumping, launching, or flight
- the place from which one leaves a surface
- the starting point or launching stage
- Econ. the early stages of rapid, self-sustained growth and development
- Informal an amusing or mocking imitation; caricature; burlesque
- The act of rising in flight. Used of an aircraft or a rocket.
- The point or place from which one takes off.
- Informal An amusing imitative caricature, parody, or burlesque.
- The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.
- The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough.
- A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
- Weird Al's song "Lasagna" is a takeoff on the popular song "La Bamba".
- A quantification, especially of building materials.
- I'll give you an estimate after I do the quantity takeoffs for the trusses and structural steel.
noun use of the verb to take off