takeaway

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   in England they call takeout food `takeaway'

2. 2
   adj

   (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

   I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.

3. 3
   noun

   A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

   If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.

4. 4
   noun

   A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.

   I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.

5. 5
   noun

   The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.

   One drill to help you work on the long, low takeaway is to place a tee, a coin, or even another ball just beyond your back foot (whatever you choose should be slightly inside your toe to promote a slightly inside swing path).

6. 6
   noun

   An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.

   For example, one of the big takeaways for myself (even though I know better) is when I don′t review my goals daily I get sucked into what′s currently happening and easily get distracted from what′s most important.

7. 7
   noun

   the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

8. 8
   noun

   a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures

Etymology

Deverbal from take away.