takeout, take-away
(adjective) of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises; “takeout pizza”; “the takeout counter”; “‘take-away’ is chiefly British”
takeout
(noun) (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
takeout, takeout food, takeaway
(noun) prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; “in England they call takeout food ‘takeaway’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the verb phrase take out.
takeout (not comparable)
(North America) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
• (chiefly, UK, Australia and New Zealand) takeaway
takeout (countable and uncountable, plural takeouts)
(North America) Food purchased from a takeaway.
(curling) A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play.
(bridge) A double of an opponent's bid, intended to invite one's partner to compete in the auction, rather than to penalise one's opponents.
(television) A detailed news segment.
• (food) carryout (US)
• (food) takeaway
• outtake
Source: Wiktionary
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
