[take out] vt (13c) 1 a (1): deduct, separate (2): exclude, omit (3): withdraw, withhold b: to find release for: vent "take out their resentments on one another --J. W. Aldridge" c (1): eliminate (2): kill, destroy (3): knock out
2: to take as an equivalent in another form "took the debt out in trade" 3 a: to obtain from the proper authority "take out a charter" b: to arrange for (insurance)
4: to overcall (a bridge partner) in a different suit ~ vi: to start on a course: set out -- take it out on : to expend anger, vexation, or frustration in harassment of