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11take — I n. (colloq.) reaction 1) a double take ( delayed reaction ) (to do a double take) illegal payments 2) on the take (they were all on the take) ( they were all accepting bribes ) II v. 1) to take (a matter) lightly; seriously 2) (A) ( to carry )… …
12take — {{11}}take (n.) 1650s, that which is taken in payment, from TAKE (Cf. take) (v.). Sense of money taken in by a single performance, etc., is from 1931. Movie making sense is recorded from 1927. Criminal sense of money acquired by theft is from… …
13take — v 1. acquire, secure, get, obtain, gain, procure, come by, Sl. cop; catch, seize, capture; hold, grasp, grip, clasp, embrace; garner, harvest, gather, glean; reach, attain, achieve, win; receive, accept, react or respond to; have, possess,… …
14take — Synonyms and related words: OD, abduct, abide, absorb, abstract, accede, accede to, accept, accommodate, accompany, account as, accroach, acknowledge, acquire, act, admit, adopt, advocate, affect, agree to, allow for, allure, and, annex,… …
15take off — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To undress] Syn. strip, divest, expose; see undress . 2. [To deduct] Syn. lessen, subtract, take away; see decrease 2 . 3. [*To mock] Syn. satirize, mimic, burlesque; see parody , ridicule . 4. [To leave the earth] Syn.… …
16take away — Synonyms and related words: abate, abrade, abridge, abstract, bate, belittle, bereave, bleed, carry away, carry off, cart away, curtail, cut off, decrease, deduct, delocalize, depreciate, deprive, deprive of, derogate, detract, diminish, discount …
17take away — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To subtract] Syn. deduct, take from, knock off; see decrease 2 . 2. [To carry off] Syn. transport, cart off, carry away; see remove 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To move (something) from a position occupied: remove,… …
18take down — 1. Take from above. 2. Reduce, lower, depress. 3. Humble, abash, humiliate. 4. Pull to pieces, pull down. 5. Swallow, take. 6. Record, note, make a note of, write down. 7. Attack …
19take — I n Stolen goods or money. The take from the robbery was 35 cents and an expired credit card. 1880s II v To swindle or cheat. He was taken for all his money at the casino. 1920s …
20Take Ionescu — Prime Minister of Romania In office December 18, 1921 – January 19, 1922 Monarch Ferdinand I of Romania Preceded by …
