takeawayn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈteɪkəweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to take away at take v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to take away at take v. Phrasal verbs 1.

A. n.

1. U.S. Mathematics. A subtraction exercise. Also as mass noun: subtraction, esp. by means of conceiving of a number of objects being removed from a larger group. Frequently attributive.Used chiefly in the context of primary education.

ΚΠ

1904 Christian Advocate 29 Sept. 1581/2 It's these old ‘take-aways’... How can you take six from five, anyway?

1931 Rushville (Indiana) Republican 28 Apr. 4/1 The pupils who used the additive method did not do better than the pupils who used the take-away process.

1958 Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune 1 Nov. We have been doing lots of add and take-away problems in arithmetic.

1989 Cognition & Instr. 6 25 [The students] just didn't understand that..in a take away you would take two blocks away.

1999 R. Bresser & C. Holtzman Developing Number Sense Grades 3–6 63 Miguel stared at the problem on the board, then his face lit up... ‘I need to do take-away.’

2009 J. Taylor-Cox Math Intervention: Grades 3–5 (2013) i. 35 The player..models the take away subtraction by taking away counters.

2. U.S. slang. Among lumberjacks: a train which takes logs to a sawmill. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > lumbering equipment > train transporting logs to mill

pole road1864

pole railroad1878

takeaway1931

1931 Amer. Speech 7 52 The train that takes the logs to the mill is the ‘takeaway’.

a. A cooked meal bought from a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises. Also as a mass noun: food bought from a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises.rare in North American usage (cf. takeout n. 5a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > bought to take away

carry-away1931

takeaway1941

carry-out1966

1941 Irish Times 24 Nov. 5/7 The Goodwill Restaurant is serving 6,000 midday meals a week, 1,000 take-aways.

1976 Times 8 Dec. 16/7 I think the great British public are sensible enough to turn to Chinese takeaways and Indian pilaffs and spaghetti for aesthetically satisfying meals at prices they can afford.

1982 ‘L. Cody’ Bad Company i. 11 It would have to be a ham and mushroom omelette or an Indian takeaway.

1983 ‘J. Somers’ Diary of Good Neighbour 35 Then I come home after work, if I am not having supper with Joyce to discuss something, and I buy take-away.

1996 R. Doyle Woman who walked into Doors xxiv. 161 He wasn't as fit as he thought he was; too much drink and takeaways.

1999 Mizz 10 Mar. 12/2 One day Mum decided to treat us to a Chinese takeaway. As we were on a massive caravan park, it took ages for the food to be delivered.

b. A shop or restaurant selling cooked food for consumption off the premises.rare in North American usage (cf. takeout n. 5b).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling provisions > prepared food to take away

cookery1572

carry-out1964

takeout1964

takeaway1970

1970 Cape Times 28 Oct. 18/1 (advt.) Are you interested in a take-away..or supermarket?

1974 Times 7 Oct. 8/6 There is just as likely to be a chop suey bar or a chippy or a take-away in..Bognor Regis..as in any big city.

1981 M. Hardwick Chinese Detective xiv. 134 Proprietor of..a small string of burger eateries and takeaways.

1998 M. Waites Little Triggers (1999) v. 43 He decided to visit his local Indian takeaway on the way home.

4. Golf. The initial movement of the club at the beginning of a backswing.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > movements

swing-back1862

waggle1885

address1887

downswing1891

follow-through1891

overswing1902

soling1909

upswing1922

takeaway1957

1957 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 18 June 7/1 If you can't stop hooking by correcting the grip and properly positioning the ball, better check your takeaway. By ‘takeaway’ I mean the first 18 inches or so that the clubhead moves on the backswing.

1976 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) 21 Nov. 39/5 Jack Nicklaus..gives his advice today on another part of a good golf swing—the take-away.

1991 Details June 50/3 Sutherland's swing is so simple it seems to lack moving parts. It begins with the slowest of take-aways, a meticulous drawing back.

2001 Golf Mag. Feb. 92/2 To fix a poor takeaway, you must develop a feel for where the club needs to be and then rehearse that feel.

5. American Football and Ice Hockey. An instance of regaining possession of the ball or puck from the opposing team during play.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > actions

goaltending1891

stick-handling1891

assist1925

body-checking1936

screenshot1940

slap shot1942

poke-check1945

spearing1957

deke1960

penalty killing1960

body check1962

poke-checking1963

takeaway1967

saucer pass1986

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres

rush1857

punt-out1861

goal-kicking1871

safety1879

safety touchdown1879

scrimmage1880

rushing1882

safety touch1884

touchback1884

forward pass1890

run1890

blocking1891

signal1891

fake1893

onside kick1895

tandem-play1895

pass play1896

spiral1896

shift1901

end run1902

straight-arm1903

quarterback sneak1904

runback1905

roughing1906

Minnesota shift1910

quarterbacking1910

snap-back1910

pickoff1912

punt return1914

screen forward pass1915

screen pass1920

power play1921

sneak1921

passback1922

snap1922

defence1923

reverse1924

carry1927

lateral1927

stiff-arm1927

zone1927

zone defence1927

submarine charge1928

squib1929

block1931

pass rushing1933

safetying1933

trap play1933

end-around1934

straight-arming1934

trap1935

mousetrap1936

buttonhook1938

blitzing1940

hand-off1940

pitchout1946

slant1947

strike1947

draw play1948

shovel pass1948

bootleg1949

option1950

red dog1950

red-dogging1951

rollout1951

submarine1952

sleeper pass1954

draw1956

bomb1960

swing pass1960

pass rush1962

blitz1963

spearing1964

onsides kick1965

takeaway1967

quarterback sack1968

smash-mouth1968

veer1968

turn-over1969

bump-and-run1970

scramble1971

sack1972

nose tackle1975

nickel1979

pressure1981

1967 Washington Post 14 Dec. c6 The takeaways include the times the team has intercepted an enemy pass or recovered an enemy fumble.

1986 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Dec. c17 The software, already in use by four NHL teams, can be used to keep track of everything from ice time to..takeaways.

1999 Iola (Kansas) Reg. 23 Oct. 6/1 The Viking defense thwarted a Mustang drive with a takeaway.

2010 R. Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index i. 4 [The statistic] measures..NHL-endorsed performance metrics that can actually be attributed to an individual, such as blocked shots and takeaways.

6. A key fact, point, or idea to be remembered, typically one emerging from a discussion or meeting.

ΚΠ

1990 M. Schrage Shared Minds xiv. 211 What is the takeaway from the meeting?

1996 Brandweek (Electronic ed.) 20 May 10 What's your takeaway from the past week's discussions with marketing folks?

2001 Financial Times 10 Apr. 23/4 The key takeaway is that the company is really improving its operational performance.

2014 T. Johnson Organizational Progeny iv. 102 These findings underpin the key takeaway of the quantitative analyses: international bureaucrats seem to have a widespread, tangible, and important impact.

B. adj.

a. Designating (esp. hot) food bought from a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises.Somewhat rare in North American usage (cf. takeout adj. 3b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [adjective] > bought to take away

carry-out1941

takeaway1941

takeout1946

1941 Irish Times 24 Nov. 5/7 The kitchen's daily average..is 400 to 450 sit-down meals, and about 60 take-away meals.

1964 Punch 15 Apr. 572/3 Posh Nosh..was serving take-away venisonburgers.

1974 Times 7 Oct. 8/5 British people buy their take-away meals with convenient regularity.

1991 Choice Jan. 55/4 If you do become ill..after eating in a restaurant or having bought takeaway food from a sandwich shop or fast-food place, contact your local Environmental Health Department.

2002 A. Holmes Sleb xxvi. 189 We'd spend the night slobbing on the sofa over a takeaway curry and a bag of Maltesers.

b. Of, relating to, or providing takeaway food.Somewhat rare in North American usage (cf. takeout adj. 3a).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [adjective] > selling cooked food

takeout1941

takeaway1959

1959 Winnipeg Free Press 11 Sept. 40/7 (advt.) Restaurant, licensed, real bargain, doing good bus. also take-away food service.

1966 Financial Times 17 Jan. (Suppl.) p. vii In the U.S. ‘take away’ service is generally in the hands of the nationally promoted franchise chains.

1978 Cornish Guardian 27 Apr. 14/4 (advt.) Lucrative beach café..good take-away business, ice cream servery.

1999 Daily Mail 20 May 52/2 There is nothing in the fridge except some old cream cheese and ham, but there's an expensive takeaway menu pinned to the front.

2007 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 21 Apr. 18/3 (advt.) Grillhands required by Take-away shop.

2010 K. Atkinson Started Early, took my Dog (2011) 268 The flickering fluorescent light illuminated foil takeaway cartons.

2. gen. Designed or intended to be taken away for use elsewhere.

ΚΠ

1970 Final Exam. Hons. Eng. Lang. & Lit. (Univ. Newcastle upon Tyne) 1 (heading) Take-away paper.

1975 Times 18 Aug. 2/4 Second-class travellers will be able to buy a full meal on a take-away tray which will not slip off the tables in their saloons.

2001 D. Winter Winter's Tale viii. 214 A simple takeaway sheet welcoming the visitor and explaining what the church is and does..is an inexpensive necessity.

3. Designating a key fact, point, or idea to be remembered, typically one emerging from a discussion or meeting; = take-home adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > transference > [adjective] > relating to conveying or transporting > carrying > that may be taken away

takeaway1976

1976 Nature 18 Mar. 213/2 The takeaway message of the Dunbars' monograph is that superficially similar social systems may be the product of different behavioural arrangements.

1982 London Rev. Bks. 4 xxiv. 3/2 As a takeaway sample of what he had in mind, Alvarez contrasted the horses of Larkin's poem ‘At Grass’..with the ‘urgent’ horses of Ted Hughes's ‘A Dream of Horses’.

2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 15 July 28/1 What's the take-away message to the speech?.. What do you want people to take away from it?

2008 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 12/3 We do know that the well-documented relationship between poverty and street crime offers a basic takeaway lesson for policy makers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	takeaway
释义	takeawayn.adj. Brit. /ˈteɪkəweɪ/, U.S. /ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to take away at take v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to take away at take v. Phrasal verbs 1. A. n. 1. U.S. Mathematics. A subtraction exercise. Also as mass noun: subtraction, esp. by means of conceiving of a number of objects being removed from a larger group. Frequently attributive.Used chiefly in the context of primary education. ΚΠ 1904 Christian Advocate 29 Sept. 1581/2 It's these old ‘take-aways’... How can you take six from five, anyway? 1931 Rushville (Indiana) Republican 28 Apr. 4/1 The pupils who used the additive method did not do better than the pupils who used the take-away process. 1958 Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune 1 Nov. We have been doing lots of add and take-away problems in arithmetic. 1989 Cognition & Instr. 6 25 [The students] just didn't understand that..in a take away you would take two blocks away. 1999 R. Bresser & C. Holtzman Developing Number Sense Grades 3–6 63 Miguel stared at the problem on the board, then his face lit up... ‘I need to do take-away.’ 2009 J. Taylor-Cox Math Intervention: Grades 3–5 (2013) i. 35 The player..models the take away subtraction by taking away counters. 2. U.S. slang. Among lumberjacks: a train which takes logs to a sawmill. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > lumbering equipment > train transporting logs to mill pole road1864 pole railroad1878 takeaway1931 1931 Amer. Speech 7 52 The train that takes the logs to the mill is the ‘takeaway’. 3. a. A cooked meal bought from a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises. Also as a mass noun: food bought from a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises.rare in North American usage (cf. takeout n. 5a). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > bought to take away carry-away1931 takeaway1941 carry-out1966 1941 Irish Times 24 Nov. 5/7 The Goodwill Restaurant is serving 6,000 midday meals a week, 1,000 take-aways. 1976 Times 8 Dec. 16/7 I think the great British public are sensible enough to turn to Chinese takeaways and Indian pilaffs and spaghetti for aesthetically satisfying meals at prices they can afford. 1982 ‘L. Cody’ Bad Company i. 11 It would have to be a ham and mushroom omelette or an Indian takeaway. 1983 ‘J. Somers’ Diary of Good Neighbour 35 Then I come home after work, if I am not having supper with Joyce to discuss something, and I buy take-away. 1996 R. Doyle Woman who walked into Doors xxiv. 161 He wasn't as fit as he thought he was; too much drink and takeaways. 1999 Mizz 10 Mar. 12/2 One day Mum decided to treat us to a Chinese takeaway. As we were on a massive caravan park, it took ages for the food to be delivered. b. A shop or restaurant selling cooked food for consumption off the premises.rare in North American usage (cf. takeout n. 5b). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling provisions > prepared food to take away cookery1572 carry-out1964 takeout1964 takeaway1970 1970 Cape Times 28 Oct. 18/1 (advt.) Are you interested in a take-away..or supermarket? 1974 Times 7 Oct. 8/6 There is just as likely to be a chop suey bar or a chippy or a take-away in..Bognor Regis..as in any big city. 1981 M. Hardwick Chinese Detective xiv. 134 Proprietor of..a small string of burger eateries and takeaways. 1998 M. Waites Little Triggers (1999) v. 43 He decided to visit his local Indian takeaway on the way home. 4. Golf. The initial movement of the club at the beginning of a backswing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > movements swing-back1862 waggle1885 address1887 downswing1891 follow-through1891 overswing1902 soling1909 upswing1922 takeaway1957 1957 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 18 June 7/1 If you can't stop hooking by correcting the grip and properly positioning the ball, better check your takeaway. By ‘takeaway’ I mean the first 18 inches or so that the clubhead moves on the backswing. 1976 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) 21 Nov. 39/5 Jack Nicklaus..gives his advice today on another part of a good golf swing—the take-away. 1991 Details June 50/3 Sutherland's swing is so simple it seems to lack moving parts. It begins with the slowest of take-aways, a meticulous drawing back. 2001 Golf Mag. Feb. 92/2 To fix a poor takeaway, you must develop a feel for where the club needs to be and then rehearse that feel. 5. American Football and Ice Hockey. An instance of regaining possession of the ball or puck from the opposing team during play. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > actions goaltending1891 stick-handling1891 assist1925 body-checking1936 screenshot1940 slap shot1942 poke-check1945 spearing1957 deke1960 penalty killing1960 body check1962 poke-checking1963 takeaway1967 saucer pass1986 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres rush1857 punt-out1861 goal-kicking1871 safety1879 safety touchdown1879 scrimmage1880 rushing1882 safety touch1884 touchback1884 forward pass1890 run1890 blocking1891 signal1891 fake1893 onside kick1895 tandem-play1895 pass play1896 spiral1896 shift1901 end run1902 straight-arm1903 quarterback sneak1904 runback1905 roughing1906 Minnesota shift1910 quarterbacking1910 snap-back1910 pickoff1912 punt return1914 screen forward pass1915 screen pass1920 power play1921 sneak1921 passback1922 snap1922 defence1923 reverse1924 carry1927 lateral1927 stiff-arm1927 zone1927 zone defence1927 submarine charge1928 squib1929 block1931 pass rushing1933 safetying1933 trap play1933 end-around1934 straight-arming1934 trap1935 mousetrap1936 buttonhook1938 blitzing1940 hand-off1940 pitchout1946 slant1947 strike1947 draw play1948 shovel pass1948 bootleg1949 option1950 red dog1950 red-dogging1951 rollout1951 submarine1952 sleeper pass1954 draw1956 bomb1960 swing pass1960 pass rush1962 blitz1963 spearing1964 onsides kick1965 takeaway1967 quarterback sack1968 smash-mouth1968 veer1968 turn-over1969 bump-and-run1970 scramble1971 sack1972 nose tackle1975 nickel1979 pressure1981 1967 Washington Post 14 Dec. c6 The takeaways include the times the team has intercepted an enemy pass or recovered an enemy fumble. 1986 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Dec. c17 The software, already in use by four NHL teams, can be used to keep track of everything from ice time to..takeaways. 1999 Iola (Kansas) Reg. 23 Oct. 6/1 The Viking defense thwarted a Mustang drive with a takeaway. 2010 R. Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index i. 4 [The statistic] measures..NHL-endorsed performance metrics that can actually be attributed to an individual, such as blocked shots and takeaways. 6. A key fact, point, or idea to be remembered, typically one emerging from a discussion or meeting. ΚΠ 1990 M. Schrage Shared Minds xiv. 211 What is the takeaway from the meeting? 1996 Brandweek (Electronic ed.) 20 May 10 What's your takeaway from the past week's discussions with marketing folks? 2001 Financial Times 10 Apr. 23/4 The key takeaway is that the company is really improving its operational performance. 2014 T. Johnson Organizational Progeny iv. 102 These findings underpin the key takeaway of the quantitative analyses: international bureaucrats seem to have a widespread, tangible, and important impact. B. adj. 1. a. Designating (esp. hot) food bought from a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises.Somewhat rare in North American usage (cf. takeout adj. 3b). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [adjective] > bought to take away carry-out1941 takeaway1941 takeout1946 1941 Irish Times 24 Nov. 5/7 The kitchen's daily average..is 400 to 450 sit-down meals, and about 60 take-away meals. 1964 Punch 15 Apr. 572/3 Posh Nosh..was serving take-away venisonburgers. 1974 Times 7 Oct. 8/5 British people buy their take-away meals with convenient regularity. 1991 Choice Jan. 55/4 If you do become ill..after eating in a restaurant or having bought takeaway food from a sandwich shop or fast-food place, contact your local Environmental Health Department. 2002 A. Holmes Sleb xxvi. 189 We'd spend the night slobbing on the sofa over a takeaway curry and a bag of Maltesers. b. Of, relating to, or providing takeaway food.Somewhat rare in North American usage (cf. takeout adj. 3a). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [adjective] > selling cooked food takeout1941 takeaway1959 1959 Winnipeg Free Press 11 Sept. 40/7 (advt.) Restaurant, licensed, real bargain, doing good bus. also take-away food service. 1966 Financial Times 17 Jan. (Suppl.) p. vii In the U.S. ‘take away’ service is generally in the hands of the nationally promoted franchise chains. 1978 Cornish Guardian 27 Apr. 14/4 (advt.) Lucrative beach café..good take-away business, ice cream servery. 1999 Daily Mail 20 May 52/2 There is nothing in the fridge except some old cream cheese and ham, but there's an expensive takeaway menu pinned to the front. 2007 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 21 Apr. 18/3 (advt.) Grillhands required by Take-away shop. 2010 K. Atkinson Started Early, took my Dog (2011) 268 The flickering fluorescent light illuminated foil takeaway cartons. 2. gen. Designed or intended to be taken away for use elsewhere. ΚΠ 1970 Final Exam. Hons. Eng. Lang. & Lit. (Univ. Newcastle upon Tyne) 1 (heading) Take-away paper. 1975 Times 18 Aug. 2/4 Second-class travellers will be able to buy a full meal on a take-away tray which will not slip off the tables in their saloons. 2001 D. Winter Winter's Tale viii. 214 A simple takeaway sheet welcoming the visitor and explaining what the church is and does..is an inexpensive necessity. 3. Designating a key fact, point, or idea to be remembered, typically one emerging from a discussion or meeting; = take-home adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [adjective] > relating to conveying or transporting > carrying > that may be taken away takeaway1976 1976 Nature 18 Mar. 213/2 The takeaway message of the Dunbars' monograph is that superficially similar social systems may be the product of different behavioural arrangements. 1982 London Rev. Bks. 4 xxiv. 3/2 As a takeaway sample of what he had in mind, Alvarez contrasted the horses of Larkin's poem ‘At Grass’..with the ‘urgent’ horses of Ted Hughes's ‘A Dream of Horses’. 2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 15 July 28/1 What's the take-away message to the speech?.. What do you want people to take away from it? 2008 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 12/3 We do know that the well-documented relationship between poverty and street crime offers a basic takeaway lesson for policy makers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1904
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