take out meaning and definition

TAKE OUT verb

Definition of take out (verb)

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