What is the meaning of take out?

verb

  • Cause to leave.
    • usage: "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
  • Remove from its packing.
    • usage: "unpack the presents"
  • Take out or remove.
    • usage: "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
  • Obtain by legal or official process.
    • usage: "take out a license"; "take out a patent"
  • Make a date.
    • usage: "Has he asked you out yet"
  • Remove something from a container or an enclosed space.
  • Purchase prepared food to be eaten at home.
  • Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source. )
    • usage: "She drew $2, 000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
  • Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
    • usage: "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
  • Take liquid out of a container or well.
    • usage: "She drew water from the barrel"
  • Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
    • usage: "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
  • Buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food.
    • usage: "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook"
  • Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy.
  • Prevent from being included or considered or accepted.
    • usage: "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
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