take away

/teɪk əˈweɪ/

/teɪk əˈweɪ/

Other forms: taken away; took away; taking away; takes away

Definitions of take away

1. verb

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
   synonyms: remove, take, withdraw

   types:

   depilate, epilate

   remove body hair

   harvest

   remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation

   tip

   remove the tip from

   stem

   remove the stem from

   extirpate

   surgically remove (an organ)

   enucleate

   remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover

   exenterate

   remove the contents of (an organ)

   enucleate

   remove the nucleus from (a cell)

   decorticate

   remove the cortex of (an organ)

   bail

   remove (water) from a vessel with a container

   disinvest, divest, strip, undress

   remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

   ablate

   remove an organ or bodily structure

   clean, pick

   remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

   clean

   remove shells or husks from

   winnow

   blow away or off with a current of air

   pick

   remove in small bits

   clear, clear up

   free (the throat) by making a rasping sound

   muck

   remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine

   lift

   remove from a surface

   lift

   take off or away by decreasing

   lift

   remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

   tear away, tear off

   rip off violently and forcefully

   take off

   take away or remove

   take out

   take out or remove

   pit, stone

   remove the pits from

   seed

   remove the seeds from

   unhinge

   remove the hinges from

   shuck

   remove the shucks from

   hull

   remove the hulls from

   crumb

   remove crumbs from

   chip away, chip away at

   remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life"

   burl

   remove the burls from cloth

   knock out

   destroy or break forcefully

   clean, scavenge

   remove unwanted substances from

   hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize

   remove the pituitary glands

   degas

   remove gas from

   husk, shell

   remove the husks from

   bur, burr

   remove the burrs from

   clear away, clear off

   remove from sight

   flick

   remove with a flick (of the hand)

   dismantle, strip

   take off or remove

   strip

   remove a constituent from a liquid

   clear

   remove

   defang

   remove the fangs from

   bone, debone

   remove the bones from

   disembowel, draw, eviscerate

   remove the entrails of

   shell

   remove from its shell or outer covering

   shuck

   remove from the shell

   detusk, tusk

   remove the tusks of animals

   dehorn

   prevent the growth of horns of certain animals

   scalp

   remove the scalp of

   weed

   clear of weeds

   condense

   remove water from

   bail out, bale out

   remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side

   leach, strip

   remove substances from by a percolating liquid

   decalcify

   remove calcium or lime from

   detoxicate, detoxify

   remove poison from

   de-ionate

   remove ions from

   de-iodinate

   remove iodine from

   decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke

   remove carbon from (an engine)

   delouse

   free of lice

   ream

   remove by making a hole or by boring

   brush

   remove with or as if with a brush

   wash, wash away, wash off, wash out

   remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

   desorb

   remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed

   pull

   take away

   demineralise, demineralize

   remove the minerals or salts from

   eliminate

   remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

   clear out, drive out, expectorate

   clear out the chest and lungs

   carve out

   remove from a larger whole

   defuse

   remove the triggering device from

   dredge

   remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water

   wear away, wear off

   diminish, as by friction

   amputate, cut off

   remove surgically

   eviscerate, resect

   surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ

   cream, cream off, skim, skim off

   remove from the surface

   strip

   remove the surface from

   strip

   strip the cured leaves from

   descale, scale

   remove the scales from

   circumcise

   cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys

   undock

   take (a ship) out of a dock

   cut into, delve, dig, turn over

   turn up, loosen, or remove earth

   dig, excavate, hollow

   remove the inner part or the core of

   lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up

   take out or up with or as if with a scoop

   draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out

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

   take out

   remove something from a container or an enclosed space

   unstring

   remove the strings from

   string

   remove the stringy parts of

   wipe away, wipe off

   remove by wiping

   bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off

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

   unveil

   remove the cover from

   take out, unpack

   remove from its packing

   disburden, unburden

   take the burden off; remove the burden from

   empty

   remove

   discharge

   remove the charge from

   offsaddle, unsaddle

   remove the saddle from

   cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off

   get rid of

   dislodge, free

   remove or force out from a position

   clean

   remove while making clean

   aspirate, draw out, suck out

   remove as if by suction

   cancel, delete

   remove or make invisible

   lade, laden, ladle

   remove with or as if with a ladle

   spoon

   scoop up or take up with a spoon

   gut

   remove the guts of

   head

   remove the head of

   draw away, draw off, pull off

   remove by drawing or pulling

   clean, strip

   remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

   draw, take out

   take liquid out of a container or well

   draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out

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

   leach

   cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

   draw

   cause to flow

   draw, draw off, take out, withdraw

   remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

   exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough

   cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

   discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress

   get undressed

   bus

   remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

   milk

   take milk from female mammals

   bare, denudate, denude, strip

   lay bare

   clear-cut

   remove all the trees at one time

   stump

   remove tree stumps from

   deforest, disafforest, disforest

   remove the trees from

   declaw

   remove the claws from

   dehorn

   take the horns off (an animal)

   pod

   take something out of its shell or pod

   lift

   remove (hair) by scalping

   stub

   clear of weeds by uprooting them

   kill, obliterate, wipe out

   mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

   cross off, cross out, mark, strike off, strike out

   remove from a list

   delete, erase

   wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

   bring out, get out

   take out of a container or enclosed space

   abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off

   wear away

   slough off

   separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion

   abscise

   shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue

   pare, peel, skin

   strip the skin off

   bark, skin

   remove the bark of a tree

   decorticate

   remove the outer layer of

   furrow, groove, rut

   hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

   root, rootle, rout

   dig with the snout

   spade

   dig (up) with a spade

   drive

   excavate horizontally

   ditch, trench

   cut a trench in, as for drainage

   dip

   scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

   shovel

   dig with or as if with a shovel

   trowel

   use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work

   squeeze out, wring out

   extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing

   demodulate

   extract information from a modulated carrier wave

   pulp

   remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

   thread

   remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string

   deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull, tear

   strip of feathers

   deterge

   wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body

   spirit away

   carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously

   spirit away, spirit off

   carry off mysteriously; as if by magic

   whisk away, whisk off

   take away quickly and suddenly

   cart away, cart off, haul away, haul off

   take away by means of a vehicle

   unbox

   remove from a box

   break out

   take from stowage in preparation for use

   uncrate

   remove from the crate

   lighten

   reduce the weight on; make lighter

   offload, unlade, unload

   take the load off (a container or vehicle)

   exfoliate

   cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters

   autotomise, autotomize

   cause a body part to undergo autotomy

   efface, erase, rub out, score out, wipe off

   remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

   excise, expunge, scratch, strike

   remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

   slop

   ladle clumsily

   unsheathe

   draw from a sheath or scabbard

   pump

   draw or pour with a pump

   siphon, siphon off, syphon

   convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

   sluice

   draw through a sluice

   tap

   draw (liquor) from a tap

   suck

   draw something in by or as if by a vacuum

   rack

   draw off from the lees

   deglycerolise, deglycerolize

   remove from glycerol

   burrow, tunnel

   move through by or as by digging

   check out, cheque

   withdraw money by writing a check

   dip

   take a small amount from

   divert, hive off

   withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

   overdraw

   draw more money from than is available

   tap

   draw from or dip into to get something

   disinvest, divest

   reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
2. verb

   take out or remove
   synonyms: take out

   antonyms:

   add

   make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

   add

   constitute an addition

   types:

   bus

   remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

   kill, obliterate, wipe out

   mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

   cross off, cross out, mark, strike off, strike out

   remove from a list

   delete, erase

   wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

   cart away, cart off, haul away, haul off

   take away by means of a vehicle

   demagnetise, demagnetize

   erase (a magnetic storage device)

   type of:

   remove, take, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
3. verb

   take from a person or place
   type of:

   take

   take into one's possession
4. verb

   remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
   synonyms: bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off

   antonyms:

   bring

   go or come after and bring or take back

   bring, convey, take

   take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

   types:

   spirit away

   carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously

   spirit away, spirit off

   carry off mysteriously; as if by magic

   whisk away, whisk off

   take away quickly and suddenly

   type of:

   remove, take, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
5. verb

   get rid of something abstract
   synonyms: remove

   types:

   wash away

   eliminate
6. verb

   take away a part from; diminish
   synonyms: detract

   type of:

   bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down

   cut down on; make a reduction in
7. verb

   buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
   synonyms: take out

   type of:

   eat

   eat a meal; take a meal