takeoff

1. (countable, uncountable) A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
2. (countable, uncountable) A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
3. (countable, uncountable) A quantification, especially of building materials.
4. (UK, countable, historical, uncountable) The removal of sheets from the press.
5. (countable, uncountable) The spot from which one takes off; specifically, the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.
6. (countable, uncountable) The initial movement a surfer makes to start riding a wave.

Etymology

Deverbal from take off.

Synonyms

parody

mockery

departure

liftoff

lampoon

burlesque

travesty

sendup

start

spoof

pasquinade

put-on

charade

get off

have off

hike

increase

jump

launch

output

raise

raising

ascending

runup

run-up

sailing

soar

startup

take off

take-off

taking off

transgression

upgrade

upsurge

upturn

starting post

up-tick

TO

rise

ascension

ascent

blastoff

caricature

climb

climbing

🧗

decrease

elevation

embarkment

escalation

exit

Translations

décollage

despegue

decollo

Abflug

Start

decolagem

απογείωση

paródia

start

parodia

envol

paròdia

enlairament

إقلاع

parodie