take out
[verb]
Synonyms: remove, take away, take off, withdraw, clear away, eliminate, deduct, discount, draw back, knock off, substract, subtract, take, date, see

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English Thesaurus: assault, mugging, murder, homicide, rape, ...

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take somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb (see also take)

1. take somebody ↔ out to take someone as your guest to a restaurant, cinema, club etc
take somebody ↔ out for
We’re taking my folks out for a meal next week.

2. take something ↔ out to make a financial or legal arrangement with a bank, company, law court etc
take out a policy/injunction/loan etc
Before taking a loan out, calculate your monthly outgoings.

3. take something ↔ out to get money from your bank account Synonym : withdraw:
How much would you like to take out?

4. take something ↔ out to borrow books from a library:
You can take out six books at a time.

5. take somebody/something ↔ out informal to kill someone or destroy something:
The building was taken out by a bomb.

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assault noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of physically attacking someone:
He was arrested for an assault on a policeman.
mugging noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place:
Muggings usually happen at night.
murder noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of deliberately killing someone:
He is accused of the murder of five women.
homicide noun [uncountable and countable] especially American English law murder:
Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst 15 to19-year-olds.
rape noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex:
In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker.
kill to make someone die:
The driver and his passenger were killed in the crash.
He was killed by rival gang members.
commit manslaughter to kill someone without intending to – used when talking about this as a crime:
The court ruled that the guard had committed manslaughter.
assassinate to deliberately kill an important person, especially a politician:
He was part of a plot to assassinate Hitler.
slay to kill someone or something in a violent way – used in newspaper reports and also in old stories:
Two teenagers were slain in the shootings.
St. George slew the dragon.
The king was slain at the battle of Hastings.
execute formal (also put somebody to death) to kill someone as a punishment for a crime:
McVeigh, who killed 168 people in a bombing attack, was executed by lethal injection.
eliminate to kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble:
a ruthless dictator who eliminated all his rivals
take somebody out informal to kill someone in order to get rid of them, especially an enemy or someone who is causing trouble for you:
US forces used air strikes to take out the enemy positions.
One of the other drug dealers may have decided to take him out.
bump somebody off humorous informal to kill someone:
He was so irritating I felt like bumping him off myself.
do away with somebody informal to kill someone:
The settlers in Jamestown had been done away with, but no one knew how.

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kill to make someone die:
The driver and his passenger were killed in the crash.
He was killed by rival gang members.
murder to deliberately kill someone – used when talking about this as a crime:
He was convicted of murdering his wife.
commit manslaughter to kill someone without intending to – used when talking about this as a crime:
The court ruled that the guard had committed manslaughter.
assassinate to deliberately kill an important person, especially a politician:
He was part of a plot to assassinate Hitler.
slay to kill someone or something in a violent way – used in newspaper reports and also in old stories:
Two teenagers were slain in the shootings.
St. George slew the dragon.
The king was slain at the battle of Hastings.
execute formal (also put somebody to death) to kill someone as a punishment for a crime:
McVeigh, who killed 168 people in a bombing attack, was executed by lethal injection.
eliminate to kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble:
a ruthless dictator who eliminated all his rivals
take somebody out informal to kill someone in order to get rid of them, especially an enemy or someone who is causing trouble for you:
US forces used air strikes to take out the enemy positions.
One of the other drug dealers may have decided to take him out.
bump somebody off humorous informal to kill someone:
He was so irritating I felt like bumping him off myself.
do away with somebody informal to kill someone:
The settlers in Jamestown had been done away with, but no one knew how.
commit suicide to kill yourself:
He committed suicide after the death of his girlfriend.
take your own life formal to kill yourself:
He had taken his own life while he was severely depressed.
They believe that it is a sin to take your own life.
massacre to kill a large number of people in a violent way:
Thousands of peaceful demonstrators were massacred by the soldiers.
slaughter to kill a large number of people in a violent way. Slaughter is also used about killing animals for food:
The army slaughtered thousands of civilians in an effort to stop the revolt.
The pigs were slaughtered on the farm.
exterminate to kill large numbers of a particular group, so that they no longer exist:
Hitler’s goal was to exterminate the Jews.

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take out
take (someone) out (somewhere)
to bring someone somewhere for food or entertainment.
When the dictionary was finished, our boss took us out for dinner.

Alex is taking her out to a concert.

take (someone/something) out
to kill a person or group.
With automatic fire, you can take out a whole enemy squad.

take (someone/something) out
to kill a person or group.
With automatic fire, you can take out a whole enemy squad.

take out (something)
1.
to obtain an agreement to borrow money or financially protect your property.
If you buy a house, you must take out fire insurance to protect you from loss.

He took a loan out to buy the car.

2.
to attack and destroy something.
The army took out the bridges and roads surrounding the city.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

take out something
take out (something)
1.
to obtain an agreement to borrow money or financially protect your property.
If you buy a house, you must take out fire insurance to protect you from loss.

He took a loan out to buy the car.

2.
to attack and destroy something.
The army took out the bridges and roads surrounding the city.

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take something out
take (someone/something) out
to kill a person or group.
With automatic fire, you can take out a whole enemy squad.

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take out
1. • take out (someone)
to go on a date with someone
I finally had a chance to take out the new woman from my class last week.

2. • take out (something)
to remove something from somewhere, to extract something
The teacher asked us to take out our books.

I took out some onions from the refridgerator.

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take out something
• take out (something)
to remove something from somewhere, to extract something
The teacher asked us to take out our books.

I took out some onions from the refridgerator.

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take out
v. phr.
1. To ask for and fill in.
Mary and John took out a marriage license.
2. To begin to run.
When the window broke, the boys took out in all directions.
When the wind blew the man's hat off, Charlie took out after it. See: TAKE IT OUT ON.

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