take off phrasal verb ( see also ↑ take )
1 . REMOVE take something ↔ off to remove a piece of clothing OPP put on :
He sat on the bed to take his boots off.
Charlie was taking off his shirt when the phone rang.
2 . AIRCRAFT if an aircraft takes off, it rises into the air from the ground SYN lift off ⇨ takeoff :
I felt quite excited as the plane took off from Heathrow.
3 . SUCCESS to suddenly start being successful:
Mimi became jealous when Jack’s career started taking off.
4 . HOLIDAY take something off (something) to have a holiday from work on a particular day, or for a particular length of time
take time off (work/school)
I rang my boss and arranged to take some time off.
take a day/the afternoon etc off
Dad took the day off to come with me.
5 . COPY SOMEBODY take somebody ↔ off British English informal to copy the way someone speaks or behaves, in order to entertain people