Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun takeaway

3 senses of takeaway

Sense 1
takeout, takeout food, takeaway -- (prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'")
       => convenience food -- (any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating)

Sense 2
takeaway -- (a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures)
       => concession -- (a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for")

Sense 3
takeaway -- (the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass))
       => maneuver, manoeuvre, play -- (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop")