takeaway
(noun) the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)
takeaway
(noun) a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures
takeout, takeout food, takeaway
(noun) prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; âin England they call takeout food âtakeawayââ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
takeaway (not comparable)
(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
• (to be eaten off premises): to go (North America), grab and go
• eat-in (British)
• for here (North America)
• have here (New Zealand)
takeaway (plural takeaways)
(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
(chiefly, UK, Australia and New Zealand) A meal bought to be eaten elsewhere.
(golf) The preliminary part of a golferâ˛s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
(US) A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
(frequently plural) An idea from a talk, presentation, etc, that the listener or reader should remember and consider.
In sense âidea from presentation etc.â, frequently used in plural to refer to all important ideas contained therein; compare insights, lessons learned, learnings, etc.
• (restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere): carryout (Scotland, US), takeout (chiefly North America)
• (food to be eaten elsewhere): carryout (Scotland, US), takeout (chiefly North America)
• (preparatory backward swing of a golf club)
• (concession during negotiation)
• (idea to be remembered and considered): sound bite
Source: Wiktionary
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); âasphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of tortureâ
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be âdancingâ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatâs how the first coffee drink was born.
