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takeaway | fast |

As an adjective takeaway

is (chiefly|uk|australia|and|new zealand|of food) to be eaten off the premises.

As a noun takeaway

is (chiefly|uk|australia|and|new zealand) a restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

As a verb fast is

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takeaway

English

(wikipedia takeaway)

Alternative forms

* take-away

Adjective

(-)
  • (chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand, of food) To be eaten off the premises.

    • Usage notes

    Frequently used in the question “eat-in or takeaway ?” (North American: “for here or to go?”) at restaurants that offer food for both on and off premise eating.

    Synonyms

    * (to be eaten off premises) to go (North America)

    Antonyms

    * eat in (British) * for here (North America) * have here (New Zealand)

    Descendants

    * Italian: (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
    • If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
  • * 2005 , Amsterdam , , page 129,
    • The wonderful, and deeply filling, world of Dutch broodjes (sandwiches) has its greatest champion in this takeaway , one of the very few that still features proper homemade meat and fish salads in your bun, rather than the almost ubiquitous factory prepared product that?s taken over the sandwich market.
  • * 2006 , Mary Fitzpatrick, Tom Parkinson, Nick Ray, East Africa , Lonely Planet, page 479,
    • Some of the cheapest places to eat in Kampala are the ubiquitous takeaways that dot the city centre.
  • (chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand) A meal bought to be eaten elsewhere.
    • I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
  • * 2008 , Annalisa Rellie, Tricia Hayne, Turks & Caicos Islands , Bradt Travel Guides, page 99,
    • Good Italian cuisine & friendly service. Also does takeaways , including pizza.
  • * 2008 , The Complete Residents? Guide: Los Angeles , Explorer Publishing, page 315,
    • Pizza and Thai food are popular delivery and takeaway choices, but there are a number of options.
  • (golf) The preliminary part of a golfer?s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
  • * 2001 , David Chmiel, Kevin Morris, Golf Past 50 , page 40,
    • One drill to help you work on the long, low takeaway is to place a tee, a coin, or even another ball just beyond your back foot (whatever you choose should be slightly inside your toe to promote a slightly inside swing path).
  • * 2005 , Paul G. Schempp, Peter Mattsson, Golf: Steps To Success , page 55,
    • Make sure your hands and shoulders work together during the takeaway .
  • * 2007 , John Andrisani, Golfweek?s 101 Winning Golf Tips , unnumbered page,
    • Tiger Woods, like other golfing greats, employs a smooth, evenly paced takeaway action.
  • (US) A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
  • An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.
  • * 2008 , Carol A. E. Bentley, Beat The Recession: Proven Marketing Tactics , Volume 1, page 363,
    • For example, one of the big takeaways for myself (even though I know better) is when I don?t review my goals daily I get sucked into what?s currently happening and easily get distracted from what?s most important.
  • * 2010 , Scott Monty, Foreword'', Erik Qualman, ''Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business , page xvi,
    • A strength of this book is Qualman?s ability to take complex issues and break them into easily digestible takeaways through the use of real world examples and analogies.

    Usage notes

    In sense “idea from presentation etc.”, frequently used in plural to refer to all important ideas contained therein; compare (m), (m), (m), etc.

    Synonyms

    * (restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere) carryout , takeout (chiefly North America) * (food to be eaten elsewhere) carryout , takeout (chiefly North America) * (preparatory backward swing of a golf club) * (concession during negotiation) * (idea to be remembered and considered) sound bite

    See also

    * carry out * take away, take-away * take out, takeout ----

    fast

    English

    (wikipedia fast)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) fast, from (etyl) ; see it for cognates and further etymology. The development of “rapid” from an original sense of “secure” apparently happened first in the adverb and then transferred to the adjective; compare (hard) in expressions like “to run hard”. The original sense of “secure, firm” is now slightly archaic, but retained in the related .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
    • That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast !
  • Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
  • * Spenser
    • outlaws lurking in woods and fast places
  • (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now only in set phrases like "fast friend".)
  • Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
    • I am going to buy a fast car.
  • (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
  • Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
  • * Shakespeare
    • all this while in a most fast sleep
  • (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
    • All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast .
  • (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells.
  • (colloquial) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
    • She's fast – she slept with him on their first date. .
  • Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
    • There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast .
  • (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
    • Synonyms
    * (occurring or happening within a short time) quick, rapid, speedy, swift * (capable of moving with great speed) quick, rapid, speedy * (ahead of the correct time or schedule) ahead * (rapidly consents to sexual activity) easy, slutty * (firmly or securely fixed in place) firm, immobile, secure, stable, stuck, tight * (firm against attack) fortified, impenetrable * colour-fast * deep, sound
    Antonyms
    * (occurring or happening within a short time) slow * (ahead of the correct time or schedule) slow, behind * (firmly or securely fixed in place) loose * (firm against attack) penetrable, weak * light
    Derived terms
    * bedfast * chairfast * fasten (rapid) * fast and furious * fast food * fast-forward

    Adverb

    (er)
  • In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved .
  • (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
  • Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
  • Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-17, volume=408, issue=8849, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Pennies streaming from heaven , passage=Faster than a speeding bit, the internet upended media and entertainment companies. Piracy soared, and sales of albums and films slid. Newspapers lost advertising and readers to websites. Stores selling books, CDs and DVDs went bust. Doomsayers predicted that consumers and advertisers would abandon pay-television en masse in favour of online alternatives.}}
  • Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
    • Synonyms
    * (quickly) quickly, rapidly, speedily, swiftly * (in a firm or secure manner) firmly, securely, tightly * deeply * (ahead of the correct time or schedule) ahead
    Antonyms
    * (quickly) slowly * (in a firm or secure manner) loosely * lightly * (ahead of the correct time or schedule) behind

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
    • Synonyms
    * (rail transport) express, express train, fast train
    Antonyms
    * (rail transport) local, slow train, stopper

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target
    • Antonyms
    * (archery) loose

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) fasten, from (etyl) . The noun is probably from (etyl) fasta.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To abstain from food, or eat very little, especially for religious or medical reasons.
    • Muslims fast during Ramadan.
  • * Bible, 2 Sam. xii. 21
    • Thou didst fast and weep for the child.
  • * Milton
    • Fasting' he went to sleep, and ' fasting waked.
  • * 2007 , John Zerzan, Silence , p. 3,
    • It is at the core of the Vision Quest, the solitary period of fasting and closeness to the earth to discover one's life path and purpose.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food
  • The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food
  • * Lent and Ramadan are fasts of two religions.
    • Synonyms
    * (act or practice) fasting
    Derived terms
    * break one's fast * breakfast * fast day

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