Made off with

verb

1. To seize or capture physically

   "took them as prisoners"

2. To get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing
3. To acquire by eminent domain
4. Grasp, grip

   "take the ax by the handle"

5. To catch or attack through the effect of a sudden force or influence

   "taken with a fit of laughing"

6. To catch or come upon in a particular situation or action

   "was taken unawares"

7. To gain the approval or liking of captivate, delight

   "was quite taken with her at their first meeting"

8. To receive into one's body (as by swallowing, drinking, or inhaling)

   "take a pill"

9. To put oneself into (sun, air, water, etc.) for pleasure or physical benefit
10. To partake of eat

    "takes dinner about seven"

11. To bring or receive into a relation or connection

    "takes just four students a year"

12. To copulate with
13. Appropriate

    "someone took my hat"

14. To obtain or secure for use (as by lease, subscription, or purchase)

    "take a cottage for the summer"

15. Assume

    "gods often took the likeness of a human being"

16. To impose upon oneself

    "take the trouble to do good work"

17. To assume as if rightfully one's own or as if granted

    "take the credit"

18. To accept the burden or consequences of

    "took the blame"

19. To have or assume as a proper part of or accompaniment to itself

    "transitive verbs take an object"

20. To secure by winning in competition

    "took first place"

21. Defeat
22. To pick out choose, select

    "took the best apple"

23. To have recourse to as an instrument for doing something

    "take a scythe to the weeds"

24. To use as a means of transportation or progression

    "take the bus"

25. To have recourse to for safety or refuge

    "take shelter"

26. To go along, into, or through

    "took a different route"

27. To obtain by deriving from a source draw

    "takes its title from the name of the hero"

28. To indulge in and enjoy

    "was taking his ease on the porch"

29. To receive or accept as a return (as in payment, compensation, or reparation)

    "we don't take credit cards"

30. To accept in a usually professional relationship
31. To refrain from hitting at (a pitched ball)

    "take a strike"

32. To be affected injuriously by (something, such as a disease) contract

    "take cold"

33. To absorb or become impregnated with (something, such as dye)
34. Apprehend, understand

    "how should I take your remark"

35. Consider, suppose

    "I take it you're not going"

36. Reckon, accept

    "taking a stride at 30 inches"

37. Feel, experience

    "take pleasure"

38. To lead, carry, or cause to go along to another place

    "this bus will take you into town"

39. To cause to move to a specified state, condition, or sphere of activity

    "took the company public"

40. To invite and accompany (someone)

    "She took me to the movies."

41. To stop prescribing a specified regimen to
42. Remove

    "take eggs from a nest"

43. Subtract

    "take two from four"

44. Exact

    "the weather took its toll"

45. To undertake and make, do, or perform

    "take a walk"

46. To participate in

    "take a meeting"

47. To deal with

    "take first things first"

48. To consider or view in a particular relation

    "taken together, the details were significant"

49. To obtain money from especially fraudulently

    "took me for all I had"

50. To pass or attempt to pass through, along, or over

    "took the curve too fast"

51. Capture
52. To receive property under law as one's own
53. To lay hold catch, hold
54. To establish a take especially by uniting or growing

    "90 percent of the grafts take"

55. To betake oneself set out go

    "take after a purse snatcher"

56. Used as an intensifier or redundantly with a following verb
57. To take effect act, operate

    "hoped the lesson he taught would take"

58. To show the natural or intended effect

    "dry fuel takes readily"

59. Charm, captivate

    "a taking smile"

60. Detract
61. To be seized or attacked in a specified way become

    "took sick"

idiom

1. To obtain the right to buy (something) at a particular price

   "The company has taken an option on some land nearby."

idiom

1. Suddenly needing to use a toilet when there is no toilet available

adjective

1. Well-grounded, justifiable

   "your point is well-taken"

idiom

1. Used to tell someone that one understands what he or she is saying or suggesting

noun

1. A cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood
2. A hammer with a sharp edge for dressing see dress or spalling stone
3. Removal from office or release from employment dismissal
4. Abrupt elimination or severe reduction of something

   "Unlimited expense accounts, signing bonuses, and office plants—all are getting the ax =being cut or eliminated thanks to corporate cost-cutting measures."

5. Any of several musical instruments (such as a guitar or a saxophone)

noun

1. A flag marked by alternating black and white squares that is waved at the finish line to signal the end of a race

   "Driving with a clear head and a deft right foot rather than an anxious heart, he slid into the lead three laps from the checkered flag …"

noun phrase

1. A skeptical attitude

noun

1. Reasonable self-esteem confidence and satisfaction in oneself self-respect

   "There were no injuries, except for a few cases of severely wounded pride."

2. Pleasure that comes from some relationship, association, achievement, or possession that is seen as a source of honor, respect, etc.

   "Family members watched with pride as the students took the stage."

3. Exaggerated self-esteem conceit

   "Almost all the ancient vices—envy, wrath, greed, pride and, notably, lust—can, and will, be facilitated by the internet over the course of the show."

4. Respect and appreciation for oneself and others as members of a group and especially a marginalized group solidarity with a group based on a shared identity, history, and experience

   "Growing up in the 70s, she was immersed in shows of Black pride, activism, and bold style."

5. An event or series of events celebrating and affirming the rights, equality, and culture of LGBTQ people

   "… Madrid's take on Pride … starts each year in late June and runs through early July. What used to be a small celebration in the late 1970s has since grown into one of the largest celebrations of LGBTQ pride in Europe."

6. A source of pride a person or thing that makes you feel proud

   "The school's award-winning choir is the pride of the town."

7. A group of lions living together

   "Male lions stay with the pride until they are displaced by other male lions. Lionesses stay forever."

8. A showy or pretentious group

   "the queen surrounded by a pride of gaily dressed ladies"

9. Ostentatious or showy display

   "Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars / That make ambition virtue! O, farewell, … The royal banner, and all quality, / Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!"

10. The most active, thriving, or satisfying stage or period prime

    "in the pride of one's youth"