*A burlesque

• satire

  1. A literary work in which human foolishness or vice is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.
  2. The branch of literature constituting such works.
  3. Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose human foolishness or vice.

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  1. A literary work in which human foolishness or vice is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.
  2. The branch of literature constituting such works.
  3. Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose human foolishness or vice.

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• caricature

  1. A representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect.
  2. The art of creating such representations.
  3. A grotesque imitation or misrepresentation:

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  1. A representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect.
  2. The art of creating such representations.
  3. A grotesque imitation or misrepresentation:

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• comedy

  1. A dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and that usually contains a happy resolution of the thematic conflict.
  2. The genre made up of such works.
  3. A literary or cinematic work of a comic nature or that uses the themes or methods of comedy.

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  1. A dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and that usually contains a happy resolution of the thematic conflict.
  2. The genre made up of such works.
  3. A literary or cinematic work of a comic nature or that uses the themes or methods of comedy.

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• cartoon

  1. A drawing depicting a humorous situation, often accompanied by a caption.
  2. A drawing representing current public figures or issues symbolically and often satirically:
  3. A preliminary sketch similar in size to the work, such as a fresco, that is to be copied from it.

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  1. A drawing depicting a humorous situation, often accompanied by a caption.
  2. A drawing representing current public figures or issues symbolically and often satirically:
  3. A preliminary sketch similar in size to the work, such as a fresco, that is to be copied from it.

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The act of leaving the ground

• vertical takeoff

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• jump

  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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• hop

  1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
  2. To move quickly or be busily active:
  3. To jump on one foot or with both feet at the same time.

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  1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
  2. To move quickly or be busily active:
  3. To jump on one foot or with both feet at the same time.

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• climb

  1. To move upward, especially by using the hands and feet:
  2. To move in a specified direction by using the hands and feet:
  3. To engage in the activity or sport of mountain climbing.

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  1. To move upward, especially by using the hands and feet:
  2. To move in a specified direction by using the hands and feet:
  3. To engage in the activity or sport of mountain climbing.

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• fly-off

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to flee rapidly; to run away.

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  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to flee rapidly; to run away.

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• upward flight

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• ascent

  1. The act or process of rising or going upward.
  2. An advancement, especially in social status.
  3. An upward slope or incline.

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  1. The act or process of rising or going upward.
  2. An advancement, especially in social status.
  3. An upward slope or incline.

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To undress

• expose

  1. To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition:
  2. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
  3. To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm:

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  1. To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition:
  2. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
  3. To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm:

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• divest

  1. To strip, as of clothes.
  2. To deprive, as of rights or property; dispossess.
  3. To free of; rid:

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  1. To strip, as of clothes.
  2. To deprive, as of rights or property; dispossess.
  3. To free of; rid:

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• strip

  1. To remove clothing or covering from:
  2. To remove or take off (clothing or covering):
  3. To remove an exterior coating, as of paint or varnish, from:

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  1. To remove clothing or covering from:
  2. To remove or take off (clothing or covering):
  3. To remove an exterior coating, as of paint or varnish, from:

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To deduct

• take away

  1. takeout
  2. takeout
  3. a restaurant, store, etc. that sells takeout food

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  1. takeout
  2. takeout
  3. a restaurant, store, etc. that sells takeout food

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• subtract

  1. To take away; deduct.
  2. To perform the arithmetic operation of subtraction.

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  1. To take away; deduct.
  2. To perform the arithmetic operation of subtraction.

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• lessen

  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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*To mock

• burlesque

  1. A literary or dramatic work that makes fun of something, often by means of outlandish exaggeration.
  2. A ludicrous or mocking imitation; a travesty:
  3. A variety show characterized by broad ribald comedy, dancing, and striptease.

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  1. A literary or dramatic work that makes fun of something, often by means of outlandish exaggeration.
  2. A ludicrous or mocking imitation; a travesty:
  3. A variety show characterized by broad ribald comedy, dancing, and striptease.

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• mimic

  1. To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture:
  2. To copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock:
  3. To reproduce or simulate:

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  1. To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture:
  2. To copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock:
  3. To reproduce or simulate:

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• satirize

  1. To ridicule or attack by means of satire.

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  1. To ridicule or attack by means of satire.

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To leave the earth

• soar

  1. To rise or fly into the air:
  2. To maintain altitude without moving the wings or using an engine; glide.
  3. To increase or improve suddenly above the normal or usual level:

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  1. To rise or fly into the air:
  2. To maintain altitude without moving the wings or using an engine; glide.
  3. To increase or improve suddenly above the normal or usual level:

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• ascend

  1. To go or move upward; rise:
  2. To slope upward:
  3. To rise from a lower level or station; advance:

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  1. To go or move upward; rise:
  2. To slope upward:
  3. To rise from a lower level or station; advance:

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• blast-off

  1. Alternative spelling of blastoff.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) to begin ascent under rocket power

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  1. Alternative spelling of blastoff.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) to begin ascent under rocket power

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*To depart

• shove off

  1. (idiomatic) To leave

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  1. (idiomatic) To leave

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• split

  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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• go away

  1. (dismissal) Command asking someone to leave them alone.
  2. To depart or leave a place.
  3. To travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation.

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  1. (dismissal) Command asking someone to leave them alone.
  2. To depart or leave a place.
  3. To travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation.

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