| Main Entry: |
take off |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
leave; leave the ground |
Synonyms: |
ascend,
bear, beat it, become airborne, begone, blast off,
blow*, clear out, decamp,
depart,
disappear,
exit, get off, get out,
go, go away,
head, hightail, hit the road, hit the trail, lift off, light out,
make*, pull out,
quit, scram, set out, shove off, soar,
split, take to the air, vamoose,
withdraw
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Antonyms: |
arrive, come, stay
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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