English to English
verb
- cause to leave
The teacher took the children out of the classroom.
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- remove from its packing
Unpack the presents.
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- take out or remove
Take out the chicken after adding the vegetables.
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- obtain by legal or official process
Take out a license.
Take out a patent.
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- make a date
Has he asked you out yet?.
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- remove something from a container or an enclosed space
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- purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- take liquid out of a container or well
She drew water from the barrel.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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- prevent from being included or considered or accepted
The bad results were excluded from the report.
Leave off the top piece.
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