take-offEnglishOxford English Thesaurustake-off noun 1 a chartered plane crashed soon after take-off: departure, lift-off, launch, blast-off, taking off; leaving, going; ascent, climbing, mounting, flight, flying, soaring. ▷antonyms landing, touchdown. 2 a take-off of a television talent show: parody, pastiche, mockery, caricature, travesty, satire, lampoon, mimicry, imitation, impersonation, impression, aping; informal send-up, spoof.take-off Oxford Dictionary of English