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take off
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of TAKE OFF
1
to leave a place often for another <I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again>
Synonyms bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bugger off [British slang], bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out
Related Words set out, start, strike out; abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip; go out, light out, step out; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate; emigrate; adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw
2
to rid oneself of (a garment) <take off your coat and stay awhile>
3
to take away (an amount or number) from a total <the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon>
Related Words decrease, diminish, discount, downsize, dwindle, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce; abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle
4
slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully <a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint>
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