take off

US /tek ɔf/

UK /teik ɔf/

A1

phrasal verb

  • To remove, e.g. your clothes
  • To make arrangements to be absent from work
  • To imitate a person
  • To leave; depart (often suddenly or quickly)
  • (Of a plane) to leave the ground and fly
  • To reduce a price by a certain amount, e.g. 10%
  • To release or let do e.g. Pressure