Main entry: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: 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
Main entry: take away, take out
Definition: take out or remove
Usage: take out the chicken after adding the vegetables
Main entry: detract, take away
Definition: take away a part from; diminish
Usage: His bad manners detract from his good character
Definition: get rid of something abstract
Usage: The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage; God takes away your sins
Main entry: take away, take out
Definition: buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
Usage: We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook
Main entry: carry away, carry off, take away, bear away, bear off
Definition: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
Usage: 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
Main entry: take away
Definition: take from a person or place
Usage: We took the abused child away from its parents