English verb: take out | |||
1. | take out (social) cause to leave | ||
Samples | The teacher took the children out of the classroom. | ||
Synonyms | move out, remove | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | call in, clear, estrange | ||
Cause | move | ||
2. | take out (contact) remove from its packing | ||
Samples | Unpack the presents. | ||
Synonyms | unpack | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break out, bring out, get out, unbox, uncrate | ||
Antonyms | pack | ||
3. | take out (change) take out or remove | ||
Samples | Take out the chicken after adding the vegetables. | ||
Synonyms | take away | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bus, cart away, cart off, cross off, cross out, delete, erase, haul away, haul off, kill, mark, obliterate, strike off, strike out, wipe out | ||
Antonyms | add | ||
4. | take out (possession) obtain by legal or official process | ||
Samples | Take out a license. Take out a patent. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
5. | take out (social) make a date | ||
Samples | Has he asked you out yet?. | ||
Synonyms | ask out, invite out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
6. | take out (contact) remove something from a container or an enclosed space | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pulp | ||
7. | take out (possession) purchase prepared food to be eaten at home | ||
Examples | They take out more bread | ||
Synonyms | buy food | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | buy, purchase | ||
8. | take out (possession) remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) | ||
Samples | She drew $2,000 from the account. The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank. | ||
Synonyms | draw, draw off, withdraw | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | check out, cheque, dip, disinvest, divert, divest, hive off, overdraw, tap | ||
Verb group | draw, take out | ||
Antonyms | deposit, bank | ||
9. | take out (motion) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | ||
Samples | Draw a weapon. Pull out a gun. The mugger pulled a knife on his victim. | ||
Synonyms | draw, get out, pull, pull out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | unsheathe | ||
Verb group | draw, draw out, extract, pull, pull, pull out, pull up, take out, take out | ||
10. | take out (motion) take liquid out of a container or well | ||
Samples | She drew water from the barrel. | ||
Synonyms | draw | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deglycerolise, deglycerolize, milk, pump, rack, siphon, siphon off, sluice, suck, syphon, tap | ||
Verb group | draw, draw, draw, draw off, get out, pull, pull out, take out, take out, withdraw | ||
11. | take out (contact) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | ||
Samples | Pull weeds. Extract a bad tooth. Take out a splinter. Extract information from the telegram. | ||
Synonyms | draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | demodulate, squeeze out, thread, wring out | ||
Verb group | draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out | ||
12. | take out (consumption) buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food | ||
Samples | We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook. | ||
Synonyms | take away | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
13. | take out (cognition) take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy | ||
Synonyms | excerpt, extract | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
14. | take out (cognition) prevent from being included or considered or accepted | ||
Samples | The bad results were excluded from the report. Leave off the top piece. | ||
Synonyms | except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | elide | ||
Antonyms | include | ||