单词 | takeout |
释义 | takeoutadj.n. A. adj. 1. Chiefly North American. Designating something that may be taken out, spec. designating a mechanical device that may be pulled or folded out as required. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > kept in reserve standby1882 takeout1908 1908 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 117. 94 Our new model long body runabout... Very large, roomy seat, small take out seat in rear. 1982 Motor 3 July 55/1 A glass tilt or take-out sunroof. 2013 www.godbyhomefurnishings.com 13 Sept. (O.E.D. Archive) A table with a take-out leaf, allowing its top to be changed from round to oval. 2. Bridge. Designating a bid or call that takes the bidder's partner out (see to take out 10 at take v. Phrasal verbs 1).See also take-out double n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [adjective] > system of bidding > types of bidding pre-emptive1913 takeout1914 shut-out1916 artificial1927 rebiddable1930 strength-showing1930 one-over-one1931 psychic1932 game-forcing1933 redoubled1954 responsive1956 multi-purpose1972 multicoloured1976 multi1977 1914 R. F. Foster Whitehead's Conventions Auction Bridge 110 Such preceding bids in no wise modify or change the precise meaning attached to any encouraging or ‘take-out’ bid which Fourth Hand might make. 1962 Listener 3 May 790/2 The take-out call. 2012 Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 5 Aug. c2/2 So is it best to play for penalties here, or to make a takeout bid? 3. Originally and chiefly North American. Cf. takeaway adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or providing food bought for consumption off the premises. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [adjective] > selling cooked food takeout1941 takeaway1959 1941 J. M. Cain Mildred Pierce ix. 177 Pies she hoped to sell to the ‘take-out’ trade. 1962 Advance Mar. 7/1 If you deliver take-out orders for restaurants, the pay is $20 a week and two meals a day. 1970 New Yorker 15 Aug. 22/1 Dialogue overheard in the take-out line of a midtown coffee shop. 1975 Times 8 Feb. 7/1 Simple fish-and-chip shops with a take-out counter and a few tables. 1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities viii. 181 There's a takeout place up there,..and Henry, he likes these things they have there, the chicken nuggets. 1991 New Yorker 6 May 38/1 Lingering at night with takeout cartons on a grassy bank. 1999 J. Gleick Faster (2000) 150 Takeout menus are the most pervasive form of door-to-door advertising in large American cities. b. Designating (esp. hot) food bought from a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [adjective] > bought to take away carry-out1941 takeaway1941 takeout1946 1946 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 20 June 5/4 Mr. McSweeney..and Dan Lybbert..have opened a snack bar and take-out lunches in the theatre building. 1955 Chain Store Age May 65/2 Take out foods and the ‘Big Mac’ get special plugs on the front. 1989 San Diego Oct. 152/1 We went across the street..for a huge takeout ham-and-cheese sandwich. 1997 C. Shields Larry's Party (1998) v. 94 He enters with his house keys in one hand, a boxed pizza or a bag of takeout chicken in the other. B. n. 1. Bridge. A bid which takes the bidder's partner out (see to take out 10 at take v. Phrasal verbs 1). Also: the action of taking out one's partner. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > type of call no trump1885 no trumps1885 no-trumper1899 trump signal1901 business1913 takeout1914 preference bid1927 preference1945 1914 R. F. Foster Whitehead's Conventions Auction Bridge 50 Third Hand's take-out, if a suit, will also serve to indicate a lead. 1921 A. M. Foster Auction Bridge 73 The take-out of your partner from a minor into a major suit is comparatively easy. 1962 Times 14 Nov. 17/2 The Double which may be either for a penalty or a take-out. 2004 J. S. Thomas Standard Amer. 21 xiii. 167 A hand with which you are tempted to respond to a takeout with a game bid of 3NT. 2. a. Curling. An instance of striking an opponent's stone out of play. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > curling > [noun] > actions inwicking1823 outwicking1830 butting1831 inringing1831 guarding1897 promotion1897 takeout1927 1927 Manitoba Free Press 9 Feb. 16/1 A take-out with his last would have counted four for him. 1954 Winnipeg Free Press 16 Feb. 16/4 McTavish made two nice takeouts for a pair on the 11th. 2001 B. Weeks Curling for Dummies x. 136 But being able to play takeouts with precise weight can nevertheless be a big help to your team. b. Bowls. An instance of knocking an opponent's bowl away from the jack.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > bowls or bowling > [noun] > types of play Vincent's law1591 bias bowling1833 roll-off1886 guarding1897 takeout1958 1958 Times 21 Aug. 2/7 On one brilliant take-out effort for a possible four shots Cooper took out the target wood, only to see it collect the jack and run with it to the side of the rink. 1959 Times 19 Aug. 4/5 Either by direct scoring, or through judicious take-outs, he swung the outcome by 15 shots on six of the seven ends. 1986 Bowls Internat. July 22/4 A great last bowl take-out on the next end gave Hamilton three shots and he clinched a 21-16 win. 3. U.S. A tax deducted from winnings received from betting on a horse race. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > types of tax > [noun] > other taxes gartie1533 quidrathe1570 primage1606 carriage tax1781 assessed taxes1796 imperialty1799 crime rate1857 primage1888 use tax1910 takeout1939 graduate tax1967 1939 New Castle (Pa.) News 5 Aug. 10/5 A player must first beat 12 per cent., meaning the track takeout, the state and government tax and breakage. 1954 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Feb. 20/5 With the present 10-cent take-out Maryland mile tracks are producing the highest revenue in proportion to the population in the area of any state in the nation. 1978 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. d17/4 Plans to reduce the parimutuel takeout at New York Racing Association tracks. 2004 J. Lindley Handicapping vi. 128 The takeout for straight betting (win, place, show) is usually between 14 percent and 20 percent. 4. U.S. A newspaper or magazine article devoted to the in-depth treatment of a particular story or topic, esp. (originally) one running over consecutive pages for ease of detachment. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journal > parts and layout of journals > [noun] > supplement or pull-out section supp1755 takeout1940 supplement1950 pull-out1952 1940 Time 18 Mar. 52/2 Written by a staff of ten young editors, its features are mainly pictorial take-outs. 1957 S. J. Perelman Let. 5. Jan. in Don't tread on Me (1987) 195 I'm just starting work on a high-pressure 2-week job for Omnibus, a takeout on the early days of burlesque. 1981 B. Granger Schism xv. 135 The phenomenon is the story here. UPI already has quite a long takeout on it. 1995 M. Silk Unsecular Media (1998) x. 125 The newspaper published some fifty stories on the apparition, ranging in length from briefs to extended takeouts. 5. Originally and chiefly North American. Cf. takeaway n. 3. a. A cooked meal bought from a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises. Frequently as a mass noun: food bought from a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises; takeaway food. Cf. carry-out n. ΚΠ 1940 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 29 Mar. 11/1 Our day and night fountain service is finding favor with late folks. Counter served or take-outs. 1953 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 6 May 21 (advt.) Hamburgers! Bratwurst! The finest coffee in town! Take outs. 1981 J. Updike Rabbit is Rich i. 7 A low building..that..now serves as the Chuck Wagon, specializing in barbecued take-outs. 1987 New Yorker 19 Jan. 29/1 Then T. J. McAnders..dashed in, picked up boxes of takeout,..and left. 1993 L. Colwin More Home Cooking xxix. 139 There are of course ways around this: cans, things you heat up in microwavable packages, a takeout. 2006 R. Chandrasekaran Imperial Life in Emerald City (2007) i. 14 You could get takeout from one of the Green Zone's Chinese restaurants. b. A shop or restaurant selling cooked food for consumption off the premises. Also: the sale of alcoholic drink in a shop or restaurant for consumption off the premises. 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 1964 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif.) 1 Oct. (advt.) Chicken Takeout. $3500 gross, net $1000. Low down, terms. 1972 Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 29 June 22/6 (advt.) Commercial site. Formerly used as a Pizza Take-Out. 1972 Guardian 5 Sept. 17/6 Pizza parlours in Paddington and chop-suey ‘takeouts’ in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. 1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. f8/10 (advt.) Bar & Grill. Liquor, beer & wine takeout. 2009 L. MacIntyre Bishop's Man i. 12 I..dialed the local takeout. Compounds take-out double n. Bridge = informatory double at informatory adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > bid > double > types of informatory double1913 informative1914 take-out double1926 Lightner1933 Sputnik double1958 penalty double1959 1926 Kokomo (Indiana) Daily Tribune 29 Sept. 6/8 Setting up a four-heart bid On a three-no take out double. 1972 Times 23 Sept. 9/4 East read more in North's take-out double than in his partner's show of strength. 2004 Bridge Mag. Mar. 6/2 She passed hoping for, and getting, a second take-out double from partner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1908 |
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