English

Noun

outtake ‎(plural outtakes)

1. A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.

   The DVD for that movie has ten minutes worth of outtakes.

2. A complete version of a recording or film that is dropped in favour of another version, reject.
3. An opening for outward discharge, vent.

See also

• blooper

Verb

outtake ‎(third-person singular simple present outtakes, present participle outtaking, simple past outtook, past participle outtaken)

1. To take out, remove.
2. (obsolete) To except.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter lxxiij, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:

     it happed the kynge and launcelot stode in a wyndowe / and sawe syre Tristram ryde and Isoud / Syre sayd Launcelot yonder rydeth the fayrest lady of the world excepte youre quene Dame Gueneuer / who is that said sir Arthur / Sir sayd he / it is quene Isoud that oute taken my lady your quene she is makeles

Preposition

outtake

1. (archaic) except; besides.

   this is for everyone outtake my wife

Anagrams

• takeout, take out