take out
Definition of take out
transitive verb
1a (1) : deduct, separate (2) : exclude, omit (3) : withdraw, withholdb : to find release for : vent take out their resentments on one another — J. W. Aldridgec (1) : eliminate (2) : kill, destroy (3) : knock out
2a : to obtain from the proper authority take out a charter take out a second mortgageb : to arrange for (insurance)
3 : to take as an equivalent in another form took the debt out in trade
4 : to overcall (a bridge partner) in a different suit
intransitive verb
: to start on a course : set out
take it out on
: to expend anger, vexation, or frustration in harassment of
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Examples of take out in a Sentence
he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime
First Known Use of take out
13th century
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