take out

verb

1. 1

   take out or remove

   take out the chicken after adding the vegetables

2. 2

   prevent from being included or considered or accepted

   The bad results were excluded from the report

   Leave off the top piece

3. 3

   take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

4. 4

   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

5. 5

   remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

   pull weeds

   extract a bad tooth

6. 6

   remove something from a container or an enclosed space

7. 7

   remove from its packing

   unpack the presents

8. 8

   take liquid out of a container or well

   She drew water from the barrel

9. 9

   bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

   draw a weapon

   pull out a gun

10. 10

    obtain by legal or official process

    take out a license

    take out a patent

11. 11

    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

12. 12

    purchase prepared food to be eaten at home