Source : WordNet®

take away
     v 1: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or
          emotional state; transport into a new location or state;
          "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant
          lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll
          take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I
          saw the dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {bear off},
           {bear away}, {carry away}, {carry off}] [ant: {bring}]
     2: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking
        off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat";
        "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the
        table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine
        withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take},
         {withdraw}]
     3: take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the
        vegetables" [syn: {take out}] [ant: {add}]
     4: take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away
        from its parents"
     5: buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that
        sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too
        tired to cook" [syn: {take out}]
     6: get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother
        removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes
        away your sins" [syn: {remove}]
     7: take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract
        from his good character" [syn: {detract}]