English to English

noun (n)

• a departure; especially of airplanes(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne(noun.event)

  source: wordnet30
• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, travesty
  

  source: wordnet30
• humorous or satirical mimicry(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  mockery, parody
  

  source: wordnet30
• An imitation, especially in the way of caricature.(noun)

  source: webster1913
• The spot at which one takes off; specif., the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.(noun)

  source: webster1913