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2 : to hold a tailgate picnic

3tailgate adjective : relating to or being a picnic set up on a tailgate

tail·light noun : a usu. red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle

1tailor noun [ORIGIN: ME taillour, fr. OF tailleur, fr. taillier to cut, fr. LL taliare, fr. L talea twig, cutting]

: a person whose occupation is making or altering garments

2tailor verb 1 : to make or fashion as the work of a tailor

2 : to make or adapt to suit a special purpose

tai·lored adjective : made by a tailor; also : altered or fitted as if custom-made

Synonyms

custom, custom-made—more at CUSTOM-MADE

tail·pipe noun : an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (as an automobile)

tail·spin noun : a rapid descent or downward spiral

tail·wind noun : a wind blowing in the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)

1taint verb 1 : to contaminate morally

2 : to affect or become affected with something bad (as putrefaction)

Synonyms

[1] blemish, mar, poison, spoil, stain, tarnish, touch, vitiate; also besmear, besmirch, blacken, cloud, dirty, discolor, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, soil, sully, tar; color, distort, twist; damage, deface, flaw, harm, hurt, impair; destroy, ruin, wreck

[2] befoul, contaminate, defile, foul, poison, pollute—more at CONTAMINATE

2taint noun : a contaminating mark or influence

Synonyms

blot, brand, smirch, spot, stain, stigma—more at STAIN

Tai·wan·ese noun : a native or inhabitant of Taiwan

— Taiwanese adjective

1take verb took ; tak·en ; tak·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka]

1 : to get into one's hands or possession : GRASP

2 : CAPTURE; also : DEFEAT

3 : to obtain or secure for use

4 : to catch or attack through the effect of a sudden force or influence

5 : CAPTIVATE, DELIGHT

6 : to bring into a relation <~ a wife>

7 : REMOVE, SUBTRACT

8 : to pick out : CHOOSE

9 : ASSUME, UNDERTAKE

10 : RECEIVE, ACCEPT

11 : to use for transportation <~ a bus>

12 : to become impregnated with : ABSORB <~s a dye>

13 : to receive into one's body (as by swallowing) <~ a pill>

14 : to submit to : ENDURE

15 : to lead, carry, or cause to go along to another place

16 : to be in need of : REQUIRE

17 : to obtain as the result of a special procedure <~ a snapshot>

18 : to undertake and do, make, or perform <~ a walk>

19 : to take effect : ACT

20 : to hold without crowding or inconvenience : ACCOMMODATE

21 : to understand or regard in a certain way

— tak·er noun

— take advantage of

1 : to profit by

2 : EXPLOIT

— take after

: RESEMBLE

— take care

: to be careful

— take care of

: to attend to

— take effect

: to become operative

— take exception

: OBJECT

— take place

: HAPPEN

— take to

1 : to go to

2 : to apply or devote oneself to

3 : to conceive a liking for

Synonyms

[1] clasp, grasp, grip, hold; also clench, cling (to), clutch, hang on (to), hold on (to); catch, nab, seize, snatch

[4] catch, come down, contract, get, sicken—more at CONTRACT

[8] choose, cull, elect, handpick, name, opt, pick, prefer, select, single—more at CHOOSE

[14] abide, bear, brook, countenance, endure, meet, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, tolerate—more at BEAR

[19] act, function, operate, perform, work—more at ACT

usually take for [21] account, call, consider, count, esteem, hold, rate, reckon, regard—more at CONSIDER

2take noun 1 : the number or quantity taken; also : PROCEEDS, RECEIPTS

2 : an act or the action of taking

3 : a television or movie scene filmed or taped at one time; also : a sound recording made at one time

4 : a distinct or personal point of view

5 : a visible response or reaction (as to something unexpected)

Synonyms

reaction, reply, response—more at REACTION

take back verb : to make a retraction of : WITHDRAW

Synonyms

abjure, recant, renounce, retract, unsay, withdraw—more at ABJURE

take down verb 1 : to take apart : DISASSEMBLE