Hypertext Webster Gateway: "takeoff"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Take-off \Take"-off`\, n.
The spot at which one takes off; specif., the place from
which a jumper rises in leaping.
The take-off should be selected with great care, and a
pit of large dimensions provided on the landing side.
--Encyc. of
Sport.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Take-off \Take"-off`\, n.
An imitation, especially in the way of caricature.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
takeoff
n 1: a departure; especially of airplanes
2: the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
3: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery},
{burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
4: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: {parody}, {mockery}]
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