Verbs

(v)depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take offdepart for someplace“The family took off for Florida”
(v)take offtake away“Take that weight off me!”
(v)take off, lift offdepart from the ground“The plane took off two hours late”
(v)take off, take time offtake time off from work; stop working temporarily
(v)take offmimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner“This song takes off from a famous aria”
(v)take offremove clothes or shoes“take off your shirt--it's very hot in here”
(v)get off the ground, take offget started or set in motion, used figuratively“the project took a long time to get off the ground”
(v)take offprove fatal“The disease took off”
(v)subtract, deduct, take offmake a subtraction“subtract this amount from my paycheck”