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outtake

noun
out·​take | \ ˈau̇t-ˌtāk How to pronounce outtake (audio) \

Definition of outtake

1 : a passage outward : flue, vent
2 : something that is taken out: such as
a : a take that is not used in an edited version of a film or videotape
b : a recorded musical selection not included in a record album

Examples of outtake in a Sentence

a collection of the band's old outtakes

Recent Examples on the Web

Eaton uses archive footage and photos, concert outtakes and, a little weirdly, cartoons to illustrate key moments in Croz’s life. Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, "David Crosby doc is too reverential to shed any new light on famously difficult rocker," 19 July 2019 The outtake-style clip features Tom Hanks’ Woody interrupting a surreptitious meeting between the collectible Prospector toy, Stinky Pete, and twin Barbie dolls inside a toy box. Nardine Saad, latimes.com, "‘Toy Story 2’ casting-couch outtake is not so funny. So Disney deleted it," 3 July 2019 Medium Raw is an uneven book, a collection of ideas and memories—some sections read like outtakes from Kitchen Confidential—but its best moments are among Bourdain’s most indelible work. David Canfield, EW.com, "Get a glimpse into Anthony Bourdain’s legacy in The Last Interview exclusive book excerpt," 19 Aug. 2019 The company uses a heavy exhaust and intake-outtake system that makes the lab feel like a wind tunnel, so that in the event of a leak, the butane or other solvents would be quickly exhausted, Ferguson said. San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego hash oil labs growing in sophistication, but who’s behind them?," 24 June 2019 The definitive Sky Socialist is showing with The Environs, a new work made from outtakes and related footage, in the context of a series showcasing a selection of the Jacobses’ recent work in digital 3D. Anthology Film Archives, June 14–16. J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books, "June Films: Kazuo Hara, Carlos Reygadas, and a Tribute to Pauline Kael," 6 June 2019 All of the outtakes to Memphis Belle had shrunk to an average of 1.4 percent. Chuck Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "How Archivists Saved Damaged WWII Film for 'The Cold Blue'," 23 May 2019 Three more CDs of studio outtakes, rehearsals and instrumental mixes illuminate the creative choices the Beatles made—lyric changes, tempo alterations, wholesale revamping of arrangements—while building these songs. Allan Kozinn, WSJ, "The Beatles’ Big Ideas Turn 50," 9 Nov. 2018 The album is not just a collection of odds and ends and outtakes, either. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "“Lost” John Coltrane Album to Be Released," 9 June 2018

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First Known Use of outtake

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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outtake

noun

English Language Learners Definition of outtake

: a scene that is not used in the final version of a movie or television show
: a song that is not used for a music album

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