Antonyms for taking out

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : teyk

Phonetic Transcription : teɪk

Definition of taking out

Origin : 1650s, "that which is taken in payment," from take (v.). Sense of "money taken in" by a single performance, etc., is from 1931. Movie-making sense is recorded from 1927. Criminal sense of "money acquired by theft" is from 1888. The verb sense of "to cheat, defraud" is from 1920. On the take "amenable to bribery" is from 1930.

As in murder : noun killing
As in carnage : noun massacre
As in extraction : noun removal from whole; distillation
As in incapacitate : verb put out of action
As in milk : verb tap; exploit
As in murder : verb kill
As in nullify : verb cancel, revoke
As in obliterate : verb destroy
As in abbreviate : verb shorten
As in overpower : verb beat; get the upper hand
As in abstract : verb take away from
As in pull : verb drawing something with force
As in release : verb let go, let out
As in remove : verb lift or move object; take off, away
As in remove : verb do away with; kill
As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
As in sabotage : verb incapacitate, damage
As in see : verb accompany, guide
As in subtract : verb take away
As in supplant : verb displace, replace
As in take : verb subtract
As in treat : verb pay the bill for someone else
As in void : verb nullify, cancel
As in wallop : verb beat, hit
As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
As in wreck : verb ruin, destroy
As in accompany : verb go or be with something
As in unpack : verb remove
As in cheat : verb defraud, fool
As in immobilize : verb disable
As in court : verb fawn over, pay attention to
As in date : verb see person socially
As in demolish : verb destroy; consume
As in disable : verb render inoperative; cripple
As in dispatch : verb kill
As in eliminate : verb remove, throw out
As in eradicate : verb destroy; remove
As in erase : verb remove; rub out
As in escort : verb act as a companion, guard
As in expunge : verb destroy, obliterate
As in finish : verb defeat; kill
As in annihilate : verb destroy completely
As in handicap : verb give disadvantage

Example sentences :

"I will wait ten minutes for him," said Haley, taking out his watch.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Cherries also may be dried in the sun, first taking out all the stones.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

His action—the taking out of the watch—reminded Hermione of the time.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Slice four lemons into the cask, taking out all the seeds, and pour the liquor over them, with half a pint of fresh yeast.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Taking out her handkerchief, the poor woman wiped the tears from her eyes.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

Taking out his pocketknife he neatly snipped one of the small wires.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery

There was a tin of tobacco on the table, and, taking out his pipe, he filled it.
Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham

By taking out the side-wall we can back the car right up to the bed.
Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman

I was just thinking of your brother who did not come home, and of your taking out his sword.
Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro

"I am in no humor to trifle with you," said he, opening a desk, and taking out a cowhide.
Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic

Synonyms for taking out

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