'take away' definitions:
Definition of 'take away'
(from WordNet)
verb
Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry" [syn: take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off] [ant: bring, convey, fetch, get]
verb
Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: remove, take, take away, withdraw]
verb
Take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" [syn: take away, take out] [ant: add]
verb
Take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"
verb
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" [syn: take out, take away]
verb
Get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins" [syn: remove, take away]
verb
Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character" [syn: take away, detract]
Synonyms of 'take away'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- abrade,
- abridge,
- abstract,
- bate,
- belittle,
- bereave,
- bleed,
- carry away,
- carry off,
- cart away,
- curtail,
- cut off,
- decrease,
- deduct,
- delocalize,
- depreciate,
- deprive,
- deprive of,
- derogate,
- detract,
- diminish,
- discount,
- disentitle,
- dislodge,
- disparage,
- displace,
- divest,
- drain,
- draw back,
- ease one of,
- eat away,
- erode,
- extract,
- file away,
- impair,
- knock off,
- lay aside,
- leach,
- lessen,
- lighten one of,
- manhandle,
- milk,
- mine,
- move,
- purify,
- put aside,
- reduce,
- refine,
- relocate,
- remove,
- retrench,
- rub away,
- send,
- separate,
- set aside,
- shift,
- shorten,
- shunt,
- side,
- subduct,
- subtract,
- take,
- take away from,
- take from,
- take off,
- take out,
- tap,
- thin,
- thin out,
- wear away,
- weed,
- withdraw,
- write off