take-away


Meanings

  • prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises;
    • "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"
  • a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures
  • the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)
  • remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state;
    • "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"
    • "The car carried us off to the meeting"
    • "I'll take you away on a holiday"
    • "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
  • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract;
    • "remove a threat"
    • "remove a wrapper"
    • "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"
    • "take the gun from your pocket"
    • "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
  • take out or remove;
    • "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
  • take from a person or place;
    • "We took the abused child away from its parents"
  • buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food;
    • "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook"
  • get rid of something abstract;
    • "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"
    • "God takes away your sins"
  • take away a part from; diminish;
    • "His bad manners detract from his good character"
  • of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises;
    • "takeout pizza"
    • "the takeout counter"
    • "`take-away' is chiefly British"


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