TAKE AWAY

(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"
synonyms : remove , take , withdraw
(verb) take out or remove
"take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
synonyms : take out
(verb) take away a part from; diminish
"His bad manners detract from his good character"
synonyms : detract
(verb) get rid of something abstract
"The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage", "God takes away your sins"
synonyms : remove
(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"
synonyms : take out
(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"
synonyms : bear away , bear off , carry away , carry off
(verb) take from a person or place
"We took the abused child away from its parents"

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