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1) a prepared surface on which planes take off and land (runway)

2) to cut (hair) off the chin etc with a razor; to take off (a thin layer etc) (shave)

3) to let (leaves etc) come off, fall; to take off (clothes); to spread or send out (heat, light etc) (shed)

4) to remove the clothes of (a person, toy); to take off one's clothes; naked (undress)

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abscond

to go away suddenly, secretly and aware of having done wrong

run away, depart secretly

ape

a kind of large hairy animal, similar to a human

mimic

ascend

to go or come up (a mountain etc)

go up

ascent

an act of going or coming up

upward movement

deduct

to take away (an amount or part) (from a bill, wage etc)

take away or out; reduce

fled

of flee

run away to escape

flee

to run or hurry away (from a place)

run away to escape

flew

of fly

take to the air, usually employing wings

flown

of fly

take to the air, usually employing wings

fly

a kind of two-winged insect (especially the housefly)

take to the air, usually employing wings

go away

to leave a house, a town etc, especially permanently

depart, abandon physically

imitate

to (try to) copy the behaviour, appearance, sound, actions etc of (a person, animal, thing)

pretend to be; do an impression of

improve

(to cause a person, condition) to become better

make or become better

lift off

(of a spacecraft) to rise straight up (from the ground)

go up

molt

(of birds) to lose (feathers) before a new growth; (of gods and cats) to lose (hair) in the same way

shed

off-load

to unload (things)

be in motion, put in motion

prevail

to gain victory (over something); to be generally seen, done etc

dominate, control

quit

free, clear; to go away from (something); to stop (doing something)

abandon, leave

quits

to be on even terms (by repaying a debt of money, punishment etc)

abandon, leave

ran

of run

move fast on foot

re-cover

to supply a new cover for (something)

make or become better

retire

to go away; to go (to bed); (to cause a person) to give up work, a position etc

leave a place or responsibility

rusticate

to send (a student) temporarily away from the university as a punishment

leave a place or responsibility

scram

to go away quickly

leave quickly

seagull

a common seabird with long wings

take to the air, usually employing wings

shed

to let (leaves etc) come off, fall; to take off (clothes); to spread or send out (heat, light etc)

cast off

skedaddle

(especially of children) to run away

flee

skyrocket

(of prices, costs etc) to increase quickly be a large amount

soar

subtract

to take a number, amount etc away (from another number etc)

take away

undersell

to sell (goods) at a lower price than competitors

lower, reduce cost

undersold

of undersell

lower, reduce cost

walk-out

to leave a place of work and go on strike

depart, abandon physically

went

of go

advance, proceed physically

withdraw

to take (something) out or away; to take back (a statement, an offer); (to cause a person, animal, claw etc) to move back or away

remove something or someone from situation

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