take out

take someone/something out

to kill a person or group. With automatic fire, you can take out a whole enemy squad.

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take someone out somewhere

to bring someone somewhere for food or entertainment. When the dictionary was finished, our boss took us out for dinner. Alex is taking her out to a concert.

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take out something

1. to obtain an agreement to borrow money or financially protect your property. If you buy a house, you must take out fire insurance to protect you from loss. He took a loan out to buy the car.

2. to attack and destroy something. The army took out the bridges and roads surrounding the city.

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