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take out
verb
to extract or remove
to obtain or secure (a licence, patent, etc) from an authority
to go out with; escort
George is taking Susan out next week
bridge to bid a different suit from (one's partner) in order to rescue him from a difficult contract
slang, to kill or destroy
informal, to win, esp in sport
he took out the tennis championship
informal, to sap the energy or vitality of
informal, to vent (anger, frustration, etc) on (esp an innocent person)
informal, to make someone forget his anxieties, problems, etc
adjective
bridge of or designating a conventional informatory bid, asking one's partner to bid another suit
sold for consumption away from the premises on which it is prepared
a takeout meal
preparing and selling food for consumption away from the premises
a takeout Indian restaurant
noun
a shop or restaurant that sells such food
let's go to the Chinese takeout
a meal bought at such a shop or restaurant
we'll have a takeout tonight to save cooking
Idioms and Phrases
Extract, remove, as in He should take out that splinter : [c. 1300]
Secure by applying to an authority, as in She took out a real estate license . [Late 1600s]
Escort on a date, as in He's been taking out a different girl every night of the week . [c. 1600]
Give vent to; see take it out on .
Carry away for use elsewhere, as in Can we get some pizza to take out?
Obtain as an equivalent in different form, as in We took out the money she owed us by having her baby-sit . [Early 1600s]
Set out, as in Jan and Herb took out for the beach , or The police took out after the suspects . [Mid-1800s]
Kill, destroy, as in Two snipers took out a whole platoon , or Flying low, the plane took out the enemy bunker in one pass . [1930s]
See under take out of .
Example Sentences
But Mr Roberts said he would like to see the King go a step further, saying: "We would call on the King to potentially go ahead and take out the prince in the Andrew."
Meanwhile, small-cap stocks are increasingly being taken out of public markets by private-equity firms, he added.
One by one, said crew members who gave evidence, they were taken out of the containers to be interrogated individually.
There was no need for the drama of their wins against India and Bangladesh, this was a thrashing with their openers taking out the frustration of five-hour rain delay on the Sri Lanka bowlers.
Des, from Mitcham, recalled how he was persuaded to take out a loan by the company.
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