noun. The act of rising in flight. Used of an aircraft or a rocket.

noun. The point or place from which one takes off.

noun. An amusing imitative caricature, parody, or burlesque.

noun. The act of taking off, in any sense; especially, an imitation or mimicking; a caricature; a burlesque representation.

noun. The point at which one takes off; specifically, the point at which a leaper rises from the ground in taking a fence or bar.

noun. In croquet, a stroke by which the player's ball is driven forward in the line of aim or nearly so, and the ball it touches is barely moved or even allowed to remain undisturbed.

noun. An imitation, especially in the way of caricature; -- used with of or on.

noun. The spot at which one takes off; specif., the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.

noun. The beginning of a leap from a surface or a flight into the air, especially the process or event of an airplane leaving the ground and beginning its flight.

transitive verb. To remove, as from the surface or outside; to remove from the top of anything.

transitive verb. To cut off.

transitive verb. To destroy.

transitive verb. To remove; to invalidate.

transitive verb. To withdraw; to call or draw away.

transitive verb. To swallow.

transitive verb. To purchase; to take in trade.

transitive verb. To copy; to reproduce.

transitive verb. To imitate; to mimic; to personate.

transitive verb. To find place for; to dispose of

transitive verb. To discount or deduct (from a price).

intransitive verb. to begin a leap from a surface or a flight into the air; especially, (of a bird or an airplane) to leave the ground and begin to fly.

intransitive verb. To begin a period of accelerating growth or development.

intransitive verb. To begin a journey; to depart.

noun. The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.

noun. A parody or lampoon of someone or something.

noun. A quantification, especially of building materials.

noun. the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

noun. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

noun. humorous or satirical mimicry

noun. a departure; especially of airplanes

verb. take time off from work; stop working temporarily

verb. prove fatal

verb. remove clothes

verb. leave

verb. get started or set in motion, used figuratively

verb. depart from the ground

verb. mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner

verb. make a subtraction

verb. take away or remove

"NEW YORK (AP) American Airlines is delaying the launch of flights between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Beijing until it gets approval for certain takeoff and landing times from Chinese authorities."

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