take out Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to leave
    remove; move out.
    • The teacher took the children out of the classroom
  2. verb remove from its packing
    unpack.
    • unpack the presents
  3. verb take out or remove
    take away.
    • take out the chicken after adding the vegetables
  4. verb obtain by legal or official process
    • take out a license
    • take out a patent
  5. verb make a date
    invite out; ask out.
    • Has he asked you out yet?
  6. verb remove something from a container or an enclosed space
  7. verb purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
    buy food.
  8. verb remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
    draw; draw off; withdraw.
    • She drew $2,000 from the account
    • The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
  9. verb bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    pull; draw; pull out; get out.
    • draw a weapon
    • pull out a gun
    • The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
  10. verb take liquid out of a container or well
    draw.
    • She drew water from the barrel
  11. verb remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
    pull; pull out; pull up; draw out; extract.
    • pull weeds
    • extract a bad tooth
    • take out a splinter
    • extract information from the telegram
  12. verb buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
    take away.
    • We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook
  13. verb take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
    extract; excerpt.
  14. verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
    omit; except; leave off; leave out; exclude.
    • The bad results were excluded from the report
    • Leave off the top piece

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