Definition of take off

take off

to begin.
Take off, I ain't got all day!

Last edited on Jul 11 2011. Submitted by M. Dollaz from Palatka, FL, USA on Jul 10 2011.
to engage in a fight by throwing the first punch.
Dawg, I'ma take off on your homeboy if he don't get my money.

Last edited on Jul 11 2011. Submitted by M. Dollaz from Palatka, FL, USA on Jul 10 2011.

verb - intransitive

to leave.
Let's take off.


Citation from "Missing Person", Terriers (TV), Season 1 Episode 7 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.


Citation from "Pilot", Raines (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.




Citation from "Son of Stan", American Dad (TV), Season 6 Episode 2 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.
Last edited on May 02 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
to become successful.
The business is starting to take off.

Citation from "Let 'Em Eat Cake", Arrested Development (TV), Season 1 Episode 22 (2004) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: successful.
Last edited on Jul 18 2016. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'successful':
boom	Definitions include: to sell.
in like Huck Finn	Definitions include: in a position where some goal is easily attainable.
reach critical mass	Definitions include: to reach the point at which an idea or product becomes successful.
score a touchdown	Definitions include: see touchdown.
kill	Definitions include: high-grade marijuana.
in like Flynn	Definitions include: in a position where some goal is easily attainable.
smash	Definitions include: a successful thing, especially a movie.
big leagues, the	Definitions include: a baseball reference, meaning "that area of (some context-dependent thing) that only successful people can reach."
ball	Definitions include: to be successful.
home run	Definitions include: In the "sexual contact as baseball achievement" metaphor, means sexual intercourse.
bigs, the	Definitions include: shortened form of "the big leagues".
touchdown	Definitions include: a success.
go the distance	Definitions include: to be successful.
get off the ground	Definitions include: to succeed initially.
Other terms relating to 'to go, leave, exit':
step	Definitions include: to "step up" to a fight.
clear off	Definitions include: to leave.
hat	Definitions include: hair or hair style.
shake the spizot	Definitions include: spelling and pronunciation variant of "shake the spot", meaning to leave.
mope	Definitions include: noun. Used to describe person (male or female) with no ambition, usually found in the school smoking court.
off	Definitions include: to kill.
tear	Definitions include: to leave quickly.
beat it	Definitions include: to masturbate.
*get to fck**	Definitions include: go away.
smash	Definitions include: a successful thing, especially a movie.
bone out	Definitions include: to leave quickly due to fear.
PFO	Definitions include: acronym for "patient fell over", a notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
come over	Definitions include: to visit a person's residence.
back up off	Definitions include: to move away from.
outie 5000	Definitions include: see Audi 5000.
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Other terms relating to 'off':
all bets are off	Definitions include: what was previously expected to happen may not.
back off	Definitions include: large buttocks.
back up off	Definitions include: to move away from.
beat off	Definitions include: to masturbate.
beg off	Definitions include: to get out of a prior obligation by asking.
bite off more than (one) can chew	Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master.
bite (one's) head off	Definitions include: to reprimand.
blow off	Definitions include: to ignore another person(s) in a rude manner.
blow off some steam	Definitions include: to get rid of aggression or anger.
blow off steam	Definitions include: to do something to get rid of negative emotions.
boink off the reservation	Definitions include: to cheat on one's spouse.
bore the pants off	Definitions include: to bore one.
bounce ideas off of	Definitions include: to suggest ideas to another person to get feedback.
brassed off	Definitions include: annoyed, very cross.
break it off	Definitions include: to end a relationship.
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Other terms relating to 'take':
cojelo con take it easy	Definitions include: "Chill, don't worry about it."
double take	Definitions include: a second look.
give and take	Definitions include: compromise.
it takes two to tango.	Definitions include: "Both people involved in a bad situation are to be blamed."
*kick ss and take names**	Definitions include: to beat severely, or defeat severely.
on the take	Definitions include: taking bribes.
piss taking	Definitions include: the result of someone taking the piss.
take	Definitions include: to rob or extort.
take a	Definitions include: to have to go take a shit.
take a bean out of	Definitions include: to mistreat.
take a bone	Definitions include: to get something to eat.
take a boo	Definitions include: to take a look.
take a brody	Definitions include: taking a chance on something.
take a chat	Definitions include: to defecate.
take a chill pill	Definitions include: he needs to relax.
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