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Meaning: Toremove.1913,Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, inThe Lodger, London:Methuen,→OCLC; republished inNovels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.:Longmans, Green and Co.,[…],[1933],→OCLC,page10:Thanks to that penny he had just spent so recklessly [on a newspaper] he would pass a happy hour,taken, for once,outof his anxious, despondent, miserable self. It irritated him shrewdly to know that these moments of respite from carking care would not be shared with his poor wife, with careworn, troubled Ellen.1962October, “Talking of Trains: Liverpool Street layout remodelled”, inModern Railways, page222:At the same time, three sets of obsolete angle point protectors (used for slip connections), which were considered unsatisfactory, weretaken outand several redundant connections removed.2017February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, inThe Guardian[1]:In France, 27% of voters are currently backing the Front National, a party determined totakethe countryoutof the Paris accord, which it sees as “a communist project”.; Toescortsomeone on adate.Let metakeyououtfor dinner.; (idiomatic)Toimmobilizewithforce; tosubdue; toincapacitate.2007,Julia Spencer-Fleming,In the Bleak Midwinter(fiction),→ISBN:I don't know if he's close by. He's unarmed, though. He lost his gun when Itookhimout.2011, Steven Wood,The Dragon Girl: the Beginning(fiction),page110:I tore right through it and took him to the ground and knocked him out cold, "Ralph, oh your going to pay for that." he said and he started fighting me which he was good but not good enough and Itookhimoutin no time.2015, Sean Rodman,Tap Out(fiction),page56:"Heard a rumor youtook outMr. Hassel." He mimes a punch.; (transitive)Toobtainbyapplicationby alegalor otherofficialprocess.take outa loan;take outmedical insurance;take outa membership;take outa patent2012April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, inThe Guardian[2]:Southwark council, whichtook outthe injunction against Matt, believes YouTube has become the "new playground" for gang members.; (idiomatic,slang)Tokillordestroy.The soldiers were instructed totake outthe enemy base by any means necessary.2003, Jeff Kaye,Two Faces Have I(fiction),page414:Anyway, one of the sniperstookhimout.2008July 14,Christopher Nolan,Jonathan Nolan,The Dark Knight, spoken by Happy (William Smillie),Warner Bros. Pictures,DC Comics,Legendary Pictures:Boss told me when the guy was done, I shouldtakehimout.2011, Brett Spencer,Two Standing(fiction),page84:Before he could get a shot off, Wildertookhimoutwith two shots to the chest, just as Rodericktook outthe third shooter.2019February 27, Drachinifel, 27:00 from the start, inThe Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?[3], archived fromthe originalon3 November 2022:TheJohnstonemerges from a smokescreen to find theHarunaat close range. So of course it shoots up the battleship's superstructure whilst ducking back into the smoke asKongōtries totakeitoutusing its main battery.; (idiomatic,slang)Tostun,amaze; tokill.These photos aretakingmeout.2024July 9, Alice Gibbs, “New York City Unveils New Trash Can 'Revolution,' Mercilessly Mocked Online”, inNewsweek[4]:User directional transsexual (@north0fnorth) added: "Playing 'Empire State of Mind' while wheeling out the kind of trash bin that every other major U.S. city has had forever and calling it a revolution istakingmeout."; (colloquial)Towinasportingevent,competition,premiership, etc.(Can we add anexamplefor this sense?)
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