take-away game

  • 1away — [ə wā′] adv. [ME < OE aweg < phr. on weg < on, on + weg, WAY, in the sense “from this (that) place”] 1. from any given place; off [to run away] 2. in another place, esp. the proper place [to put one s tools away] 3. in another direction… …

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  • 2take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… …

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  • 3take — I UK [teɪk] / US verb Word forms take : present tense I/you/we/they take he/she/it takes present participle taking past tense took UK [tʊk] / US past participle taken UK [ˈteɪkən] / US *** 1) [transitive] to move something or someone from one… …

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  • 4take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …

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  • 5game*/*/*/ — [geɪm] noun I 1) [C] an activity that you take part in for fun, usually one that has rules Monopoly is a game for all the family.[/ex] The children were playing noisy games in the garden.[/ex] computer/video games[/ex] 2) [C] a type of sport They …

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  • 6game — game1 [ geım ] noun *** ▸ 1 activity you do for fun ▸ 2 type of sport ▸ 3 particular competition ▸ 4 activity like a game ▸ 5 something not treated seriously ▸ 6 event with many sports ▸ 7 hunted animals etc. ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an activity… …

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  • 7take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids …

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  • 8take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …

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  • 9game — I UK [ɡeɪm] / US noun Word forms game : singular game plural games *** 1) a) [countable] an activity that you do for fun that has rules, and that you can win or lose Monopoly is a game for all the family. card/board/party game: Do you know any… …

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  • 10away — 1 adverb 1 to or at a distance from someone or something: Go away! | Dinah was crying as she drove slowly away. (+ from): The police tried to keep people away from the accident. | turn/look away (from sb/sth) (=turn so that you are not looking at …

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