remove

remove
verb
1)

remove the plug

Syn:
detach, unfasten; pull out, take out, disconnect
Ant:
attach
2)

she removed the lid

Syn:
take off, undo, unfasten
Ant:
put on
3)

he removed a twenty from his wallet

Syn:
take out, produce, bring out, get out, pull out, withdraw
Ant:
insert
4)

police removed boxes of documents

Syn:
take away, carry away, move, transport; confiscate; informal cart off
Ant:
put back, replace
5)

Sheila removed the mud

Syn:
clean off, wash off, wipe off, rinse off, scrub off, sponge out
6)

Harry removed his coat

Syn:
take off, pull off, slip out of, peel off; dated doff
Ant:
put on, don
7)

she was removed from her post

Syn:
dismiss, discharge, dislodge, displace, expel, oust, depose; informal fire, sack, kick out, boot out
Ant:
install, appoint
8)

tax relief was removed

Syn:
withdraw, abolish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, stop, cut; informal ax
Ant:
introduce
9)

Gabriel removed two words

Syn:
delete, erase, rub out, cross out, strike out, obliterate; informal deep-six
Ant:
add
10)

weeds have to be removed

Syn:
uproot, pull out, eradicate
11)

removing branches

Syn:
cut off, chop off, lop off, hack off

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  • remove — re·move /ri müv/ vb re·moved, re·mov·ing vt: to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as a: to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and esp. from a state court to a federal court see also separable… …   Law dictionary

  • remove — re‧move [rɪˈmuːv] verb [transitive] 1. to take something away: • We need to consider the trade implications before border controls are removed. remove something from somebody/​something • an injunction removing the vote from 80,000 shareholders • …   Financial and business terms

  • Remove — Re*move (r? m??v ), v. i. To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another. [1913 Webster] Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane, I can not taint with fear. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Remove — Re*move (r? m??v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Removed} ( m??vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Removing}.] [OF. removoir, remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re re + movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • remove — [ri mo͞ov′] vt. removed, removing [ME remouen < OFr remouvoir < L removere: see RE & MOVE] 1. to move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another 2. to take off [to remove one s coat] 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • Remove — Re*move , n. 1. The act of removing; a removal. [1913 Webster] This place should be at once both school and university, not needing a remove to any other house of scholarship. Milton. [1913 Webster] And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • remove — ► VERB 1) take off or away from the position occupied. 2) abolish or get rid of. 3) dismiss from a post. 4) (be removed) be very different from. 5) (remove to) dated relocate to (another place). 6) ( …   English terms dictionary

  • remove — [v1] lift or move object; take off, away abolish, abstract, amputate, carry away, carry off, cart off, clear away, cut out, delete, depose, detach, dethrone, dig out, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, disturb, do away with, doff,… …   New thesaurus

  • Remove — or remover may refer to:* Removalist or household goods Mover * Hare Remover , 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon * Needle remover * Pet eye remover, in photographic retouching * Polish remover * Staple removerSee also* Delete * Relocate * Removable… …   Wikipedia

  • remove — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. remouvoir, from L. removere move back or away, from re back, away + movere to move (see MOVE (Cf. move)). Related: Removed; removing. The noun is first recorded 1550s, act of removing; sense of space or interval by which… …   Etymology dictionary

  • remove — vb *move, shift, transfer Analogous words: convey, *carry, bear, transport, transmit: eradicate, extirpate, uproot (see EXTERMINATE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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