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Take out

verb

1.

Cause to leave. Synonyms: move out, remove.

2.

Remove from its packing. Synonym: unpack. Antonym: pack.

3.

Take out or remove. Synonym: take away. Antonym: add.

4.

Obtain by legal or official process. "Take out a patent"

5.

Make a date. Synonyms: ask out, invite out.

6.

Remove something from a container or an enclosed space.

7.

Purchase prepared food to be eaten at home. Synonym: buy food.

8.

Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source). Synonyms: draw, draw off, withdraw. "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" Antonym: deposit.

9.

Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover. Synonyms: draw, get out, pull, pull out. "Pull out a gun" , "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

10.

Take liquid out of a container or well. Synonym: draw.

11.

Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense. Synonyms: draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up. "Extract a bad tooth" , "Take out a splinter" , "Extract information from the telegram"

12.

Buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food. Synonym: 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. Synonyms: except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit. "Leave off the top piece" Antonym: include.

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"Take out" Quotes from Famous Books

... Tybee, with a little strident laugh, "'tis you I am to take out and hang, is it, Master Lawyer? I thought mayhap you'd double on your track once too often, and so it seems you have. Up with ...

— The Master of Appleby • Francis Lynde

... table-spoonful of nice brown sugar into an iron skillet, set it on the fire and stir it till it melts and looks very dark, pour into it a ladle full of the soup, a little at a time; stirring it all the while. Strain this browning and mix it well with the soup; take out the bundle of thyme and parsley, put the nicest pieces of meat in your tureen, and pour on the soup and vegetables; put in some toasted bread cut in dice, and ...

— The Virginia Housewife • Mary Randolph

... who had a very large collection of secondhand books. Benjamin wanted to gain access to them, but he could not command the means to purchase; so he hit upon this plan: he proposed to Wilcox to pay him a certain sum per book for as many as he might choose to take out, read, and return, and Wilcox accepted his offer. In this transaction was involved the principle of the modern circulating library. It was the first instance of lending books on record, and for that reason becomes an interesting fact. It was another of the influences that ...

— The Printer Boy. - Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. • William M. Thayer

... creation of a new 15% investment tax allowance. This will encourage businesses to accelerate investment and bring people back to work. Real estate has led our economy out of almost all the tough times we've ever had. Once building starts, carpenters and plumbers work, people buy homes and take out mortgages. ...

— State of the Union Addresses of George H.W. Bush • George H.W. Bush

... replied (her betrothed, Mr. Musters, had agreed to assume her family name). The announcement of her marriage, which took place in August, 1805, was made to him by his mother, with the remark, "I have some news for you. Take out your handkerchief; you will require it." On hearing what she had to say, with forced calm he turned the conversation to other subjects; but he was long haunted by a loss which he has made the theme of many of his verses. In 1807 he sent to the ...

— Byron • John Nichol

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