- takeoff - a departure; especially of airplanes
--1 is a kind of departure, going, going away, leaving
Derived form: verb take off1 - takeoff - the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
--2 is a kind of rise, rising, ascent, ascension
Derived forms: verb take off1, verb take off3 - parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on - a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
--3 is a kind of caricature, imitation, impersonation
Derived form: verb take off5 - parody, mockery, takeoff - humorous or satirical mimicry
--4 is a kind of apery, mimicry
Derived form: verb take off5