takeout — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, better, favorite, open, picked, prime

VERB + TAKEOUT

brought, decided, don't, forward, get, got, having, let's

TAKEOUT + NOUN

delivery, lunch, rib, salad, way

PREP.

after, from, in, off, on, up

ADV.

only

Definitions

adj

1

(Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

noun

1

Food purchased from a takeaway.

2

A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play, a takeout shot.

3

A double of an opponent's bid, intended to invite one's partner to compete in the auction, rather than to penalise one's opponents.

4

A detailed news segment.

Takeouts on important running topics in the news are one way to add a valuable dimension to the evening news. One consequence, however, has been that there are fewer minutes available on the broadcast for hard news out of Washington.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premis

takeaway

adjective — of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises

take-away

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Takeouts on important running topics in the news are one way to add a valuable dimension to the evening news. One consequence, however, has been that there are fewer minutes available on the broadcast

Wiktionary

02

Let's order Chinese takeout.

Tatoeba · #2354308

03

I got a takeout salad for lunch.

Tatoeba · #3451048

04

"What's for dinner tonight?" "We'll be having takeout from your favorite Chinese restaurant."

Tatoeba · #3622839

05

Tom picked up takeout on his way home.

Tatoeba · #4812736

06

Let's get takeout.

Tatoeba · #5815949

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, takeout is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.