TAKEOFF
Dictionary entry overview: What does takeoff mean?
• TAKEOFF (noun)
The noun TAKEOFF has 4 senses:
1. a departure; especially of airplanes
2. the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
3. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
4. humorous or satirical mimicry
Familiarity information: TAKEOFF used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TAKEOFF (noun)
Meaning:
A departure; especially of airplanes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("takeoff" is a kind of...):
departure; going; going away; leaving (act of departing)
Meaning:
The initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("takeoff" is a kind of...):
ascension; ascent; rise; rising (a movement upward)
Meaning:
A composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
spoof; sendup; put-on; pasquinade; parody; lampoon; charade; mockery; burlesque; travesty; takeoff
Hypernyms ("takeoff" is a kind of...):
caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)
Meaning:
Humorous or satirical mimicry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
parody; mockery; takeoff
Hypernyms ("takeoff" is a kind of...):
apery; mimicry (the act of mimicking; imitative behavior)
