TAKE OFF

verb Date: 14th century transitive verb remove , 2. release , discontinue , withdraw , to take or allow as a discount ; deduct , to spend (a period of time) away from a usual occupation or activity , rob , intransitive verb to take away ; detract , 2. to start off or away often suddenly ; set out , depart , b. to branch off (as from a main stream or stem), to take a point of origin, to begin a leap or spring, to leave the surface ; begin flight, to embark on rapid activity, development, or growth, to spring into wide use or popularity