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take off

Verb

  1. 1

    take off

    To have an object, clothes, etc., taken off one's body.

    Korean definition: 사람이 몸에 지닌 물건이나 옷 등을 몸에서 떼어 내다.

    • I took off my shoes to go into the room.

    • Minjun took off all his clothes and got into the bathtub.

  2. 2

    take off; put down; unburden

    To have the bag, luggage, etc., that has been put over one's back taken off one's body.

    Korean definition: 등에 메거나 진 가방 또는 짐 등을 내려놓다.

    • As soon as he got home from school, my younger brother took off the bag on his back.

    • She felt sorry for her father, who couldn't put down his A-frame all day as he carried wood.

  3. 3

    slip off; change

    For an animal to change into new slough, skin, hair, etc.

    Korean definition: 동물이 허물, 껍질, 털 등을 새로 갈다.

    • Snakes shed their skin as they grow.

    • After a long seven years, the grub shed its shell and became a cicada.

  4. 4

    free oneself from

    To become free from one's duty, obligations, job title, etc.

    Korean definition: 맡은 일이나 해야 할 일, 직책 등을 벗어나 자유로워지다.

    • He struggled to free himself from the yoke of life placed upon him.

    • Now I want to free myself from the responsibility of being head of the household and live my own life.