take out

Formstakes out, taking out, took out, taken out

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   removephrasal verbtransitive

   To remove something from where it is.

   Please take out your notebooks and open them to page ten.

   She took the cake out of the oven.

   Similarremove, extract, pull

   Oppositeinsert

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   on a datephrasal verbtransitive

   To go with someone on a date, like to dinner or a movie.

   Sam asked Mia if he could take her out for ice cream on Friday.

   It's nice to take out someone special for a fancy dinner.

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   get (a loan)phrasal verbtransitive

   To get something like a loan or insurance by asking for it in an official way.

   She had to take out a loan to pay for college.

   My neighbor took out a court order to stop the noise.

   Similarobtain, get, secure

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   destroyphrasal verbslangidiomatictransitive

   To kill a person or wreck something completely.

   The storm took out power lines across the whole county.

   In the movie, the hero has to take out the villain's robot army.

   Similarkill, destroy, eliminate

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5. 5
   food to gonounnonstandard

   Nonstandard spelling of takeout. The usual spelling is one word.

   Want to just get take out tonight?

   The take out was cold by the time we got home.

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   knock downphrasal verbidiomatictransitive

   To stop someone by force so they cannot fight or move anymore.

   The boxer took out his opponent in the first round.

   The defender tried to take out the striker, and the referee gave a penalty.

   Similarsubdue, disable, sideline, neutralize

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   win (title)phrasal verbcolloquialtransitive

   To win a game, contest, or championship.

   Our team took out the championship last season.

   Who do you think will take out the big race on Saturday?

   Similarwin, clinch, capture

   Oppositelose

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   make laughphrasal verbslangidiomatictransitive

   To amaze someone or make them laugh very hard.

   These baby goat videos are taking me out.

   His silly dance moves always take out the whole class.

   Similarkill

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