Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [teyk ey pou-der]
- /teɪk eɪ ˈpaʊ dər/
- /teɪk ə ˈpaʊdə(r)/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [teyk ey pou-der]
- /teɪk eɪ ˈpaʊ dər/
Definitions of take a powder words
- verb without object take a powder British Dialect. to rush. 1
- noun take a powder British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush. 1
- idioms take a powder take a powder, Slang. to leave in a hurry; depart without taking leave, as to avoid something unpleasant: He took a powder and left his mother to worry about his gambling debts. Also, take a runout powder. 1
- noun take a powder to run away or disappear 0
Information block about the term
Origin of take a powder
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Take a powder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
take a powder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
take a powder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for take a powder
verb take a powder
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- bug out — to depart hurriedly; run away; retreat
- bugging out — Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- burst out — If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out.
Antonyms for take a powder
verb take a powder
- mismatch — to match badly or unsuitably.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with ta
- Words starting with tak
- Words starting with take
- Words starting with takea
- Words starting with takeap
- Words starting with takeapo
- Words starting with takeapow
- Words starting with takeapowd
- Words starting with takeapowde
- Words starting with takeapowder