take out

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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"