take away
verb
1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
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Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands
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The car carried us off to the meeting
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I'll take you away on a holiday
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I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry
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Something ——s something
2. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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Remove the dirty dishes from the table
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take the gun from your pocket
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This machine withdraws heat from the environment
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epilate, ↑
depilate, ↑
harvest, ↑
tip, ↑
stem, ↑
extirpate, ↑
enucleate, ↑
exenterate, ↑
decorticate, ↑
bail, ↑
strip, ↑
undress, ↑
divest, ↑
disinvest, ↑
ablate, ↑
clean, ↑
pick, ↑
winnow, ↑
clear, ↑
clear up, ↑
muck, ↑
lift, ↑
tear away, ↑
tear off, ↑
take off, ↑
take out, ↑
pit, ↑
stone, ↑
seed, ↑
unhinge, ↑
shuck, ↑
hull, ↑
crumb, ↑
chip away, ↑
chip away at, ↑
burl, ↑
knock out, ↑
scavenge, ↑
hypophysectomize, ↑
hypophysectomise, ↑
degas, ↑
husk, ↑
shell, ↑
bur, ↑
burr, ↑
clear off, ↑
clear away, ↑
flick, ↑
dismantle, ↑
defang, ↑
bone, ↑
debone, ↑
disembowel, ↑
eviscerate, ↑
draw, ↑
tusk, ↑
detusk, ↑
dehorn, ↑
scalp, ↑
weed, ↑
condense, ↑
bail out, ↑
bale out, ↑
leach, ↑
decalcify, ↑
detoxify, ↑
detoxicate, ↑
de-ionate, ↑
de-iodinate, ↑
decarbonize, ↑
decarbonise, ↑
decarburize, ↑
decarburise, ↑
decoke, ↑
delouse, ↑
ream, ↑
brush, ↑
wash, ↑
wash out, ↑
wash off, ↑
wash away, ↑
desorb, ↑
pull, ↑
demineralize, ↑
demineralise, ↑
eliminate, ↑
expectorate, ↑
clear out, ↑
drive out, ↑
carve out, ↑
defuse, ↑
dredge, ↑
wear away, ↑
wear off, ↑
amputate, ↑
cut off, ↑
resect, ↑
skim, ↑
skim off, ↑
cream off, ↑
cream, ↑
scale, ↑
descale, ↑
circumcise, ↑
undock, ↑
dig, ↑
delve, ↑
cut into, ↑
turn over, ↑
excavate, ↑
hollow, ↑
scoop, ↑
scoop out, ↑
lift out, ↑
scoop up, ↑
take up, ↑
extract, ↑
pull out, ↑
pull up, ↑
draw out, ↑
unstring, ↑
string, ↑
wipe off, ↑
wipe away, ↑
bear off, ↑
bear away, ↑
carry away, ↑
carry off, ↑
unveil, ↑
unpack, ↑
unburden, ↑
disburden, ↑
empty, ↑
discharge, ↑
unsaddle, ↑
offsaddle, ↑
shed, ↑
cast, ↑
cast off, ↑
shake off, ↑
throw, ↑
throw off, ↑
throw away, ↑
drop, ↑
dislodge, ↑
free, ↑
aspirate, ↑
suck out, ↑
delete, ↑
cancel, ↑
ladle, ↑
lade, ↑
laden, ↑
spoon, ↑
gut, ↑
head, ↑
draw off, ↑
draw away, ↑
pull off, ↑
get out, ↑
withdraw
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Something ——s something
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Somebody ——s something from somebody
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Somebody ——s somebody PP
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They want to take away the doors
3. take out or remove
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take out the chicken after adding the vegetables
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bus, ↑
kill, ↑
obliterate, ↑
wipe out, ↑
cross off, ↑
cross out, ↑
strike out, ↑
strike off, ↑
mark, ↑
erase, ↑
delete, ↑
cart off, ↑
cart away, ↑
haul off, ↑
haul away
4. take from a person or place
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We took the abused child away from its parents
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Somebody ——s somebody PP
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Somebody ——s something PP
5. buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
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We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook
6. take away a part from; diminish
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His bad manners detract from his good character
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Something ——s something
7. get rid of something abstract
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The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
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God takes away your sins
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Something ——s something
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drop in … and take away an armful of their publications — Richard Joseph
would allow foreign investors … to take away their capital gains — W.B.Preston
2.
took geometry away from its subject matter of lengths, areas, and volumes — S.F.Mason
3.
a. : to cause deprivation of
if support is suddenly taken away from an infant — H.A.Overstreet
without desiring to take away anything from the … production showing — Securities Outlook
1. : to clear away a meal from the table
younger children had the task of taking away
2. : to derogate or detract (as from merit or effect) often to a specified extent : lessen reputation
these new elements have constantly taken away from the sea … until little but mediocrity remains — E.J.Schoettle
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take away
1. To subtract
2. To carry somewhere else, remove
3. To detract (from)
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take away [phrasal verb]
1 take away (someone or something) or take (someone or something) away : to remove (someone or something)
: to cause (someone or something) to go away, to no longer exist, to no longer be held, etc.
He was trying to take the ball away from the dog.
A new store would take business away from existing stores in the area.
Her parents threatened to take away her driving privileges.
If you take away [=if you do not consider] his fancy clothes, he's a rather ordinary person.
The beautiful new theater took my breath away. [=it made me feel surprised and excited]
2 a : to remember (
something) for possible use in the future
2 b Brit : to buy (food that is cooked in a restaurant) and carry it to another place
We sell hot food to take away. [=(US) we sell hot food for takeout]
The ugly door takes away from [=detracts from] the beauty of the house.
She made a few mistakes during her speech, but that didn't take away from her overall message.
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Useful english dictionary.
2012.