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Definition of Takeout
1. Adjective. Of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises. "`take-away' is chiefly British"
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Portable
2. Noun. Prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises. "In England they call takeout food `takeaway'"
Generic synonyms: Convenience Food
Derivative terms: Take Away, Take Out
3. Noun. (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit.
Definition of Takeout
1. Adjective. (context: of food) intended to be eaten off the premises ¹
2. Noun. Food purchased from a takeaway ¹
3. Noun. (curling) A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Takeout
1. the act of removing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Takeout
Literary usage of Takeout
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"... In: is said to have an- a theatrical performance at Bru>' to takeout in Jest'
he actor, ... takeout ..."
2. Irrigation Practice and Engineering by Bernard Alfred Etcheverry (1916)
"Delivery of water at overflow takeout boxes is practically self-regulating,
because of the overflow provision, and delivery through valve pressure takeout ..."
3. Irrigation Practice and Engineering by Bernard Alfred Etcheverry (1916)
"Delivery of water at overflow takeout boxes is practically self-regulating,
because of the overflow provision, and delivery through valve pressure takeout ..."
4. Paris & Ile de France by Heather Stimmler-Hall (2004)
"tables and takeout bakery counter. For those eating in, ... At lunch and dinner
there's also an Asian fast-food counter open for takeout rice, ..."
5. Chinook texts by Franz Boas (1894)
""His soul takeout doit this one's." It is sent to him the shaman. y ... When takeout
it is done that sickness supernatural, now it is taken in ..."
6. Adventure Guide to Oklahoma by Lynne M. Sullivan (1999)
"If you're planning a one-day trip, stop at the 8.3-mile takeout point. For longer
trips, you have two options: continue to the crossing at SH-4, ..."
7. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"going to the takeout,' and I say, 'That's where I'm going.' So we start walking
down to the takeout." "Walking down what street?" "Bruckner Boulevard. ..."