NOUN | act | takeoff | a departure |
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event | takeoff | the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne | |
communication | takeoff, parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | |
act | takeoff, parody, mockery | humorous or satirical mimicry |
Sounds | tey'kao.f | |
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Rhymes | blastoff ... turnoff: 31 rhymes with aof... |
Meaning | A departure; especially of airplanes. | |
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Broader | departure, going, going away, leaving | The act of departing |
Spanish | despegue | |
Catalan | enlairament, envol | |
Verbs | take off | leave |
Meaning | The initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne. | |
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Broader | rise, rising, ascent, ascension | A movement upward |
Spanish | despegue | |
Verbs | take off | leave |
take off | depart from the ground |
Meaning | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. | |
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Synonyms | parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | |
Broader | caricature, imitation, impersonation | A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
Spanish | burla, farsa, parodia, pasquín, ridiculización, sátira | |
Catalan | burla, paròdia | |
Verbs | take off | mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner |
Meaning | humorous or satirical mimicry. | |
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Synonyms | parody, mockery | |
Broader | apery, mimicry | The act of mimicking |
Spanish | burla, imitación, parodia | |
Catalan | paròdia | |
Verbs | take off | mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner |
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