v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

v. make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"

v. prove fatal; "The disease took off"

v. mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"

v. get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground"

v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

v. depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"

v. take time off from work; stop working temporarily