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takeoff
Found in thesaurus: departure, going, going away, leaving, ascension, ascent, rising, rise, imitation, impersonation, caricature, apery, mimicry
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takeoff
n.
act or process of leaving the ground, act of jumping or leaping; ascent of an aircraft, act of becoming airborne; parody, humorous imitation, caricature (Informal)
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Takeoff
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takeoff
Noun
1. a departure; especially of airplanes
(hypernym) departure, going, going away, leaving
(derivation) depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
2. the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
(hypernym) rise, rising, ascent, ascension
(derivation) depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
3. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
(synonym) parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on
(hypernym) caricature, imitation, impersonation
(derivation) take off
4. humorous or satirical mimicry
(synonym) parody, mockery
(hypernym) apery, mimicry
(derivation) take off
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take-off
Rzecz.
start; skocznia
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takeoff
Synonyms and related words:
A, alpha, anabasis, ascension, ascent, base, basis, beginning, blast-off, boarding, booster rocket, burlesque, caricature, catapult, clamber, climb, climbing, commencement, copying, counterfeiting, creation, cutting edge, dawn, edge, elevation, embarkation, embarkment, emplanement, emulation, enplanement, entrainment, escalade, establishment, fakery, farce, flying start, following, forgery, foundation, fountain, fresh start, ground loop, gush, gyring up, hit-off, hopoff, imitation, impersonation, imposture, impression, increase, institution, jet, jump, jump-off, kick-off, lampoon, leading edge, leap, levitation, line of departure, mimesis, mirroring, mockery, mount, mounting, new departure, oncoming, onomatopoeia, onset, opening, origin, origination, outbreak, outset, outsetting, outstart, parody, pastiche, plagiarism, plagiary, point of departure, port of embarkation, repetition, rise, rising, rocketing up, rotation, running start, saltation, satire, send-off, setoff, setout, setting in motion, setting-up, shooting up, simulation, soaring, spout, spring, spurt, square one, squib, start, start-off, starting, starting gate, starting place, starting point, starting post, surge, take-off, taking off, travesty, upclimb, upcoming, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing, upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upping, uprisal, uprise, uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, vault, wicked imitation, zooming
A, alpha, anabasis, ascension, ascent, base, basis, beginning, blast-off, boarding, booster rocket, burlesque, caricature, catapult, clamber, climb, climbing, commencement, copying, counterfeiting, creation, cutting edge, dawn, edge, elevation, embarkation, embarkment, emplanement, emulation, enplanement, entrainment, escalade, establishment, fakery, farce, flying start, following, forgery, foundation, fountain, fresh start, ground loop, gush, gyring up, hit-off, hopoff, imitation, impersonation, imposture, impression, increase, institution, jet, jump, jump-off, kick-off, lampoon, leading edge, leap, levitation, line of departure, mimesis, mirroring, mockery, mount, mounting, new departure, oncoming, onomatopoeia, onset, opening, origin, origination, outbreak, outset, outsetting, outstart, parody, pastiche, plagiarism, plagiary, point of departure, port of embarkation, repetition, rise, rising, rocketing up, rotation, running start, saltation, satire, send-off, setoff, setout, setting in motion, setting-up, shooting up, simulation, soaring, spout, spring, spurt, square one, squib, start, start-off, starting, starting gate, starting place, starting point, starting post, surge, take-off, taking off, travesty, upclimb, upcoming, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing, upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upping, uprisal, uprise, uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, vault, wicked imitation, zooming
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