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What does "take out" mean?
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Extract, remove, as in He should take out that splinter: [c. 1300]
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Secure by applying to an authority, as in She took out a real estate license. [Late 1600s]
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Escort on a date, as in He's been taking out a different girl every night of the week. [c. 1600]
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Give vent to; see take it out on.
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Carry away for use elsewhere, as in Can we get some pizza to take out?
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Obtain as an equivalent in different form, as in We took out the money she owed us by having her baby-sit. [Early 1600s]
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Set out, as in Jan and Herb took out for the beach, or The police took out after the suspects. [Mid-1800s]
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Kill, destroy, as in Two snipers took out a whole platoon, or Flying low, the plane took out the enemy bunker in one pass. [1930s]
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See under take out of.
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