takeout /ˈteɪkaʊt/noun 6adjective 1forms 1 noun6 •(US, Canada) Food purchased from a takeaway. •(informal, rare) Synonym of takeaway (“a restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere”).Investigators visited dozens of Chinese restaurants, takeouts and buffets. — 2005 •A designated point for canoes, rafts, etc. to be removed from the water after use.We are NOT whitewater canoeists, so I'm interested in an easy part of the river that would take about 3 days to float and would put us at a takeout where we could do about 3 days of hiking. — 1996 •A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play, a takeout shot. •A double of an opponent's bid, intended to invite one's partner to compete in the auction, rather than to penalise one's opponents. •A detailed news segment. adjective1 •(US, Canada) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought. formstakeouts
