take_away has definitions from the field of food
1
[ verb ] remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc.; or remove something abstract

Synonyms

remove take withdraw

Examples

"remove a threat" "remove a wrapper" "Remove the dirty dishes from the table" "take the gun from your pocket" "It withdraws heat from the environment"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

The partners each bring to it unselfish love , and each takes_away an equal share of pleasure and joy .

(Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)

In there are n't many young people in the neighborhood the modifier young takes dominant stress away from its head people : the fact that the young creatures of interest are people seems rather obvious .

(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)

He did it because he knows for each guy he puts out_of_commission that 's one less who might take his job away later_on .

And you 've got to be ready to cut_to_ribbons anybody who want to take your way_of_life away from you '' !

2
[ verb ] remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

Examples

"The car carried us off to the meeting" "I'll take you away on a holiday" "I got carried away"

Used in print

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

The men mewed and scratched , begging to be taken_away .

3
[ verb ] take out or remove

Synonyms

take_out

Examples

"take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

He then sold her minerals to cure her kidney ailment , a can of sage `` to make her look_like a girl again '' , and an application of plain mud to take her wrinkles away .

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

Subways improved land values without taking_away land ; freeways boost valuation less ( because the garages they require are not prime buildings by_a_long_shot ) , and reduce the acreage that can be taxed .

4
[ verb ] take from a person or place

Examples

"We took the abused child away from its parents"

Used in print

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

Afterwards I learned that Eileen had called Thelma on the telephone and made a big scene about Thelma trying to take her husband away .

Related terms

take

5
[ verb ] get rid of something abstract

Synonyms

remove

Examples

"The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage" "God takes away your sins"

Related terms

wash_away

6
[ verb ] (food) buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food

Synonyms

take_out

Examples

"We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook"

Related terms

eat takeout

7
[ verb ] take away a part from; diminish

Synonyms

detract

Examples

"His bad manners detract from his good character"

Related terms

reduce detraction

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