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verb
noun
- A smaller portion of an original sample, created by trimming, subdividing, splitting or discrete collection of the original sample.
- (sciences) A portion of the original sample that is representative in nature to that of the original sample, thereby assuring equivalency in results from tests and analysis either upon the subsample or the original material, independent of their size.
verb
- (transitive) To subtract.
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
noun
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
verb
noun
verb
- make a subtraction
- prove fatal
- get started or set in motion, used figuratively
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner
- depart for someplace
- remove clothes or shoes
- take time off from work; stop working temporarily
- depart from the ground
- (intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.
- (ambitransitive) To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission.
- (intransitive) To depart.
- (transitive) To quantify.
- (surfing) To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (usually transitive) To imitate (somebody), often in a satirical manner.
- (intransitive) To leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
- (transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
- (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
- (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
- force, take, or pull apart
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- treat differently on the basis of sex or race
- mark as different
- go one's own way; move apart
- make a division or separation
- divide into components or constituents
- divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
- move or break apart
- arrange or order by classes or categories
- separate into parts or portions
- act as a barrier between; stand between
adj
- Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
- (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
- standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
- have the connection undone; having become separate
- separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
- independent; not united or joint
noun
- (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
- (bibliography) A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
- a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
- a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
verb
- (transitive) To divide into or assign to sections or areas.
- (transitive) To define the property use classification of (an area).
- (intransitive, slang) To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.
- To assign to a restricted category.
- regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
- separate or apportion into sections
noun
- (geometry, loosely, perhaps by meronymy) A frustum of a sphere.
- (geometry) The curved surface of a frustum of a sphere, the portion of surface of a sphere delimited by parallel planes.
- A band or stripe extending around a body.
- (crystallography) A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
- A band or area of growth encircling anything.
- (networking) That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.
- (now literary) A belt or girdle.
- (ice hockey) Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines.
- (basketball, American football) A defensive scheme where defenders guard a particular area of the court or field, as opposed to a particular opposing player.
- (baseball, informal) The strike zone.
- (by extension) A restricted category or virtual place.
- Any given region or area of the world.
- (handball) A semicircular area in front of each goal.
- (figurative, chiefly sports) A mental state of high concentration and performance; see: in the zone.
- A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.
- A circuit; a circumference.
- (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
- any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
- a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
- an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
verb
- (transitive) To take away; to subtract.
- (intransitive) To taper.
- (intransitive) To disappear gradually.
- (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
- (intransitive) To become less or smaller.
- (transitive) To make appear smaller than in reality; to dismiss as unimportant.
- (transitive) To make smaller.
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
verb
- (transitive) To select parts of a whole
- (transitive) To pick out; to cite or reproduce a snippet of
- (transitive) To withdraw by squeezing, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
- (transitive, arithmetic) To determine (a root of a number).
- (transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
- get despite difficulties or obstacles
- take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
- extract by the process of distillation
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- separate (a metal) from an ore
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- calculate the root of a number
noun
- A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
- Something that is extracted or drawn out.
- Ancestry; descent.
- A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
- A portion of a book, document, recording etc. incorporated distinctly in another work (for written or spoken words, synoymous to a citation; a quotation).
- A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
- Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
- a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- a passage selected from a larger work
verb
noun
- A smaller portion of an original sample, created by trimming, subdividing, splitting or discrete collection of the original sample.
- (sciences) A portion of the original sample that is representative in nature to that of the original sample, thereby assuring equivalency in results from tests and analysis either upon the subsample or the original material, independent of their size.
verb
- (transitive) To subtract.
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
noun
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
verb
noun
verb
- make a subtraction
- prove fatal
- get started or set in motion, used figuratively
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner
- depart for someplace
- remove clothes or shoes
- take time off from work; stop working temporarily
- depart from the ground
- (intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.
- (ambitransitive) To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission.
- (intransitive) To depart.
- (transitive) To quantify.
- (surfing) To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (usually transitive) To imitate (somebody), often in a satirical manner.
- (intransitive) To leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
- (transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
- (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
- (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
- force, take, or pull apart
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- treat differently on the basis of sex or race
- mark as different
- go one's own way; move apart
- make a division or separation
- divide into components or constituents
- divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
- move or break apart
- arrange or order by classes or categories
- separate into parts or portions
- act as a barrier between; stand between
adj
- Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
- (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
- standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
- have the connection undone; having become separate
- separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
- independent; not united or joint
noun
- (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
- (bibliography) A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
- a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
- a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
verb
- (transitive) To divide into or assign to sections or areas.
- (transitive) To define the property use classification of (an area).
- (intransitive, slang) To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.
- To assign to a restricted category.
- regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
- separate or apportion into sections
noun
- (geometry, loosely, perhaps by meronymy) A frustum of a sphere.
- (geometry) The curved surface of a frustum of a sphere, the portion of surface of a sphere delimited by parallel planes.
- A band or stripe extending around a body.
- (crystallography) A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
- A band or area of growth encircling anything.
- (networking) That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.
- (now literary) A belt or girdle.
- (ice hockey) Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines.
- (basketball, American football) A defensive scheme where defenders guard a particular area of the court or field, as opposed to a particular opposing player.
- (baseball, informal) The strike zone.
- (by extension) A restricted category or virtual place.
- Any given region or area of the world.
- (handball) A semicircular area in front of each goal.
- (figurative, chiefly sports) A mental state of high concentration and performance; see: in the zone.
- A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.
- A circuit; a circumference.
- (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
- any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
- a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
- an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
verb
- (transitive) To take away; to subtract.
- (intransitive) To taper.
- (intransitive) To disappear gradually.
- (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
- (intransitive) To become less or smaller.
- (transitive) To make appear smaller than in reality; to dismiss as unimportant.
- (transitive) To make smaller.
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
verb
- (transitive) To select parts of a whole
- (transitive) To pick out; to cite or reproduce a snippet of
- (transitive) To withdraw by squeezing, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
- (transitive, arithmetic) To determine (a root of a number).
- (transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
- get despite difficulties or obstacles
- take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
- extract by the process of distillation
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- separate (a metal) from an ore
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- calculate the root of a number
noun
- A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
- Something that is extracted or drawn out.
- Ancestry; descent.
- A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
- A portion of a book, document, recording etc. incorporated distinctly in another work (for written or spoken words, synoymous to a citation; a quotation).
- A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
- Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
- a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- a passage selected from a larger work