Definition of take away

• of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises; "takeout pizza"; "the takeout counter"; "`take-away is chiefly British"
• remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "Ill take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"