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take out

verb

Definition of TAKE OUT

transitive verb

a (1) : deduct, separate (2) : exclude, omit (3) : withdraw, withhold

b : to find release for : vent <take out their resentments on one another — J. W. Aldridge>

c (1) : eliminate (2) : kill, destroy (3) : knock out

: to take as an equivalent in another form <took the debt out in trade>

a : to obtain from the proper authority <take out a charter> <take out a second mortgage>

b : to arrange for (insurance)

: to overcall (a bridge partner) in a different suit

intransitive verb

: to start on a course : set out

— take it out on

: to expend anger, vexation, or frustration in harassment of

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13th century

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