take-away

  • (s) of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises
    • takeout pizza
    • the takeout counter
    • "take-away" is chiefly British
    takeout,

Verbs

  • (v) remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
    • Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands
    • The car carried us off to the meeting
    • I'll take you away on a holiday
    • I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry
    bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off,
  • (v) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    • remove a threat
    • remove a wrapper
    • Remove the dirty dishes from the table
    • take the gun from your pocket
    • This machine withdraws heat from the environment
    remove, withdraw, take,
  • (v) take out or remove
    • take out the chicken after adding the vegetables
    take out,
  • (v) take from a person or place
    • We took the abused child away from its parents
  • (v) 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
    take out,
  • (v) get rid of something abstract
    • The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
    • God takes away your sins
    remove,
  • (v) take away a part from; diminish
    • His bad manners detract from his good character
    detract,

Synonyms

bear away bear off carry away carry off takeout remove withdraw take take out detract

Antonyms

fetch bring get convey add

See also

deduct subtract take off

Words of close approximity