lift off

• Partikelverb, das bezeichnet, dass ein Raumschiff, eine Rakete oder ein Flugzeug vom Boden abhebt und den Flug beginnt.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of a spacecraft, rocket, or aircraft rising from the ground and beginning to fly.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, ohne Objekt

1. Rocket or aircraft launchformal

   To begin flight; to rise from the ground into the air.

   Abheben

   • The space shuttle lifted off at dawn.
   • The rocket lifted off from the launch pad successfully.
   • The helicopter lifted off from the helipad.

   Synonymeblast offlaunchrisetake off

   Antonymealightlandsettletouchdown

2. Remove a lid or coverinformal

   To take off a lid, cover, or top from something.

   Deckel abnehmen

   • She lifted off the lid of the pot to check the soup.
   • He lifted off the cover of the box to reveal the gift.
   • Lift off the top of the container carefully.

   Synonymedrawopenpull offremovetake offuncover

   Antonymeaffixattachfastenput onreplacesecure

Grundverblift