"whisk away" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-whisk away.ogg [Australia] Forms: whisks away [present, singular, third-person], whisking away [participle, present], whisked away [participle, past], whisked away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} whisk away (third-person singular simple present whisks away, present participle whisking away, simple past and past participle whisked away)
  1. (transitive) To remove something or someone suddenly and quickly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-whisk_away-en-verb-9qIphmqw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 77 23
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) To take (a person) on a surprise romantic journey. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-whisk_away-en-verb-UWBnEXag

Inflected forms

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