TAKEOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does takeout mean? 

• TAKEOUT (noun)
  The noun TAKEOUT has 2 senses:

1. prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

2. (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit

  Familiarity information: TAKEOUT used as a noun is rare.

• TAKEOUT (adjective)
  The adjective TAKEOUT has 1 sense:

1. of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises

  Familiarity information: TAKEOUT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAKEOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

takeaway; takeout; takeout food

Context example:

in England they call takeout food 'takeaway'

Hypernyms ("takeout" is a kind of...):

convenience food (any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating)

Derivation:

take out (buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("takeout" is a kind of...):

bid; bidding ((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)

Domain category:

bridge (any of various card games based on whist for four players)

• TAKEOUT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises

Synonyms:

take-away; takeout

Context example:

'take-away' is chiefly British

Similar:

portable (easily or conveniently transported)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)