Meaning
To take away or remove — and also to run off or make oneself scarce. 'Tek weh yuhself' means get lost, clear off, take yourself away, while to 'tek weh' a thing is to remove it. In relationship talk, to 'tek weh' someone's partner is to steal them away, luring them off. A very flexible 'take away / take off' expression, it runs from the plain removal of an object to the sharp command to be gone, and on to the drama of stealing a lover, its exact sense set by what is being taken and by whom.
Examples
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Tek weh di plate dem from di table.
Take the plates away from the table.
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Tek weh yuhself before mi vex.
Clear off before I get angry.
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She tek weh di nex woman man.
She stole away the other woman's man.
Origin
From 'take away' — 'tek' (take) plus 'weh' (away/where) — stretched to removing, fleeing, and stealing a partner.
How it’s used
Senses: remove, scram ('tek weh yuhself'), or steal a partner. Very context-dependent.