take out
IPA: tˈeɪkˈaʊt
noun
- Misspelling of takeout. [(Canada, US, Philippines) Food purchased from a takeaway.]
verb
- To remove.
- To escort someone on a date.
- (idiomatic) To immobilize with force; to subdue; to incapacitate.
- (slang, idiomatic) To kill or destroy.
- (colloquial) To win a sporting event, competition, premiership, etc.
- (transitive) To obtain by application by a legal or other official process.
takeout
IPA: tˈeɪkaʊt
noun
- (Canada, US, Philippines) Food purchased from a takeaway.
- (curling) A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play.
- (bridge) 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.
- (television) A detailed news segment.
adjective
- (Canada, US) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
take-out
IPA: tˈeɪkˈaʊt
Root Word: Take-out
noun
- A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in North America); takeaways (India, New Zealand); grab-n-go; and parcel (Bangladesh, and Pakistan) is a prepared meal or other food items, purchased at a restaurant or fast food outlet with the intent to eat elsewhere.
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