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present tense third-person singular of take out
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1
to find emotional release for
- he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
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to go on a social engagement with
- she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime
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3
to take away from a place or position
- the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case
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4
to put to death deliberately
- the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country
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- assassinates,
- bumps off,
- croaks
- [slang],
- dispatches,
- does in,
- executes,
- gets,
- ices
- [slang],
- knocks off,
- liquidates,
- murders,
- neutralizes,
- offs
- [slang],
- puts away,
- rubs out,
- slays,
- snuffs,
- terminates,
- whacks
- [slang]
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