Dunkirk /dun-kûrkˈ or dunˈ/

1. A successful military evacuation by sea against odds, as by the British in 1940 at Dunkirk
2. A complete abandonment of one's position
3. A rapid or desperate withdrawal

• take-down
• take down a peg
• take down a peg or two
• take-downs
• take effect
• take eggs for money
• take evasive action
• take exception
• take fire
• take five
• take flight
• take for
• take for a ride
• take for granted
• take French leave
• take fright
• take heart
• take heart of grace
• take heed
• take-home pay
• take-home pays
• take horse
• take in
• take-in
• temporizer