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English Dictionary: take away |
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1 result for take away |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- take away
- 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"
Synonym(s): take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off Antonym(s): bring, convey, fetch, get
- 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"
Synonym(s): remove, take, take away, withdraw
- take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
Synonym(s): take away, take out Antonym(s): add
- take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"
- 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"
Synonym(s): take out, take away
- get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
Synonym(s): remove, take away
- take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"
Synonym(s): take away, detract
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