Definition of TAKEOUT

takeout

Plural: takeouts

Noun

  • The act of removing something, often food for consumption elsewhere.
  • prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
    • "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"
  • (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
  • Food purchased from a takeaway.
  • A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play, a takeout shot.
  • A double of an opponent's bid, intended to invite one's partner to compete in the auction, rather than to penalise one's opponents.
  • A detailed news segment.

Adjective Satellite

  • of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises
    • "takeout pizza"
    • "the takeout counter"

Adj

  • (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

Examples

  • The TAKEOUT of his opponent’s last remaining vowel left them with no good plays in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Deverbal from take out.

Synonyms

take-away, takeaway, takeout food, carryout, grab and go, takeaways, to go

Scrabble Score: 11

takeout: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
takeout: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
takeout: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

takeout: valid Words With Friends Word