rub out
erase
wipe off
score out
efface
cut off
lop off
chop off
brush
strike
wipe
excise
expunge
wipe away
scratch
cut away
clean
off
skim
obliterate
kill
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cancel
delete
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sweep away
expunct
exsect
wash off
spot
plane
shave
dispunge
whisk off
lade
shearing
blue-pencil
edit
ladle
laden
whisk
sieve out
pick over
filter out
scraping
blank out
scrape off
strip off
get out
freeze out
clip
nip off
snip off
nip
snip
blip out
strip down
removal
lose
erasion
incut
razure
polish off
rescind
scrape
scratch up
wipe up
away
mop up
mop
purge
take
expunction
unpeel
untrim
take out
erasure
expunging
take off
depolish
oust
remove
spirit away
incut
off
away
shearing
scraping
removal
erasion
razure
expunction
erasure
expunging
rub out
erase
wipe off
score out
efface
cut off
lop off
chop off
brush
strike
wipe
excise
expunge
wipe away
scratch
cut away
clean
skim
obliterate
kill
wipe out
scratch out
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delete
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expunct
exsect
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spot
plane
shave
dispunge
whisk off
lade
blue-pencil
edit
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laden
whisk
sieve out
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blank out
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strip off
get out
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clip
nip off
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nip
snip
blip out
strip down
lose
polish off
rescind
scrape
scratch up
wipe up
mop up
mop
purge
take
unpeel
untrim
take out
take off
depolish
oust
remove
spirit away
verb
- remove with or as if with a brush
- rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
- touch lightly and briefly
- clean with a brush
- sweep across or over
- cover by brushing
noun
- a dense growth of bushes
- an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
- momentary contact
- conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
- a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
- a minor short-term fight
- the act of brushing your teeth
- the act of brushing your hair
- contact with something dangerous or undesirable
verb
- To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- To hit.
- To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- To create an impression.
- To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- To balance (a ledger or account).
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To impress, seem or appear (to).
- To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- To impinge upon.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To make and ratify.
- To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- To cause to ignite by friction.
- To set off on a walk or trip.
- To score a goal.
- To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
noun
- A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- The strike plate of a door.
- A cancellation postmark.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
- An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- A puddler's stirrer.
verb
- To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
- To erase.
- To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
- To have all members of a party die in a single campaign, event, or battle; to be wiped out.
- To clean (the buttocks) after defecation.
- To deperm (a ship).
- To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.
- To remove an expression from one's face.
noun
- A kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.
- A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
- A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
- The act of wiping something.
- An instance of all members of a party dying in a single campaign, event, or battle; a wipeout.
verb
verb
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- cause friction
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
noun
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- informal terms for money
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- dry mash for poultry
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- poor handwriting
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- an indication of damage
verb
- remove while making clean
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- clean and tidy up the house
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- be cleanable
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- remove unwanted substances from
- remove shells or husks from
adj
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
- ritually clean or pure
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
adv
adj
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- free from impurities
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- free from sepsis or infection
- morally pure
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- without difficulties or problems
- thorough and without qualification
- not carrying concealed weapons
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- free of drugs
noun
adv
- So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
- Offstage.
- Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.
- Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
prep
- Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering.
- Removed or subtracted from.
- Used to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via.
- Out of the possession of.
- Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to.
- Used to express location at sea relative to land or mainland.
- No longer wanting or taking.
- Not positioned upon, or away from a position upon.
noun
verb
adj
- Inoperative, disabled.
- On the side furthest from the kerb (the right-hand side if one drives on the left).
- Inappropriate; untoward.
- Circumstanced.
- Cancelled; not happening.
- Disgusting, repulsive, abhorrent.
- Presently unavailable.
- Started on the way.
- Rancid, rotten, gone bad.
- Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
- The off front wheel came loose.
- Not fitted; not being worn.
- Designating a time when one is not performing to the best of one's abilities.
- In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
- Far; off to the side.
- Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent.
verb
- To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
- To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
- To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
- To read quickly, skipping some detail.
- To throw an object so it bounces on water.
- To ricochet.
- To hasten along with superficial attention.
- To become coated over.
- To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.
- To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
- To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
- To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
- To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
adj
noun
verb
- mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
- cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
- thwart the passage of
- end or extinguish by forceful means
- be fatal
- be the source of great pain for
- overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
- hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
- hit with great force
- deprive of life
- cause the death of, without intention
- drink down entirely
- tire out completely
- cause to cease operating
- destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
noun
verb
verb
- To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
- To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
- To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
- To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
- To place an object at a location indicated by a spot.
- To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
- To loan a small amount of money to someone.
- To stain; to leave a spot (on).
- To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
- To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.
- To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.
- To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
noun
- A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
- A bright lamp; a spotlight.
- The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
- The act of spotting or noticing something.
- An official determination of placement.
- A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
- Penalty spot.
- A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
- A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
- An autosoliton.
- A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
- A parking space.
- One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
- Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
- A difficult situation.
- A pimple, papule or pustule.
- A stain or disfiguring mark.
- A decimal point; point.
- A location or area.
- Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
- A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
adj
verb
- cut or remove with or as if with a plane
- travel on the surface of water
- make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
noun
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- a level of existence or development
- a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
- a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
adj
verb
verb
verb
verb
- To remove or eliminate (dirt or stains).
- To become known.
- To leave a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.)
- To help (someone) leave.
- To spend free time out of the house.
- To say with difficulty.
- To come out of a situation; to escape a fate.
- To publish or make available; to disseminate.
- To take (something) from its container or storage place, so as to use or display it.
- To be released, especially from hospital or prison.
- To remove one's money from an investment; to end an investment.
- To leave or escape.
intj
verb
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- run at a moderately swift pace
- attach with a clip
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
noun
- a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
- an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
- the act of clipping or snipping
- a sharp slanting blow
noun
- The process of removing, or the fact of being removed.
- The relocation of a business etc.
- Murder.
- An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
- The dismissal of someone from office.
verb
- To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
- To shed (weight).
- To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
- To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
- To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
- To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
- To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
- To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
- To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
- To be deprived of access to something.
- To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
- To give or owe (money) after losing a bet.
- Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
adv
- so as to be removed or gotten rid of
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
- from one's possession
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- out of existence
- at a distance in space or time
- indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
- freely or at will
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
- in a different direction
- in reserve; not for immediate use
adj
adj
verb
- To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
- To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds.
- To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
- To forcibly remove people from.
- To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
- To trim, dress, or prune.
- To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
- To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
- To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
- To forcibly remove, e.g., from political activity.
- To become pure, as by clarification.
- To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation.
noun
verb
- To remove.
- To accept (zero or more arguments).
- To seize or capture.
- To go.
- To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
- To proceed to fill.
- To participate in.
- To let in (water).
- To move into.
- To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
- To assume (a form).
- To go into, through, or along.
- To apply oneself to the study of.
- To deal with.
- To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- To have sex with.
- To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).
- To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- To experience or feel.
- To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- To carry or lead (something or someone).
- To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- An intensifier.
- To require.
- To fill, to use up (time or space).
- To avail oneself of.
- To escort or conduct (a person).
- To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
- To receive into some relationship.
- To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- To catch; to engage.
- To grasp or grip.
- To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- To exact.
- To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- To remove or end by death; to kill.
- To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- To believe, to accept the statements of.
- To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- To subtract.
- To bind oneself by.
- To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- To partake of (food or drink); to consume.
- To perform (a role).
- To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).
- To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- To accept and follow (advice, etc).
- To use as a means of transportation.
- To admit (a penis or the penis of) into one’s bodily cavity.
- To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- To select or choose; to pick.
- To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- To have the intended effect.
- To regard in a specified way.
- To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
- To adopt (select) as one's own.
- To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc).
- To understand (especially in a specified way).
- To have and use one's recourse to.
noun
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- The or an act of taking.
- A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
verb
verb
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- remove from a position or an office
- dispose of
- cause to leave
- shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
- stay away or leave
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- get rid of something abstract
noun
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