To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution

• wipe out

  1. (idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
  2. To physically erase something written.
  3. To do away with; to cause to disappear

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  1. (idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
  2. To physically erase something written.
  3. To do away with; to cause to disappear

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• remove

  1. To move from a place or position occupied:
  2. To transfer or convey from one place to another:
  3. To take off:

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  1. To move from a place or position occupied:
  2. To transfer or convey from one place to another:
  3. To take off:

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• purge

  1. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted:
  2. To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter):
  3. To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted:

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  1. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted:
  2. To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter):
  3. To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted:

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• liquidate

  1. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
  2. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
  3. To convert (assets) into cash.

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  1. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
  2. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
  3. To convert (assets) into cash.

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• eradicate

  1. To tear up by the roots:
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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  1. To tear up by the roots:
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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To keep from being admitted, included, or considered

• shut out

  1. Alternative form of shutout.
  2. (sports) To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.
  3. To close a door on someone, or to exclude.

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  1. Alternative form of shutout.
  2. (sports) To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.
  3. To close a door on someone, or to exclude.

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• rule out

  1. To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
  2. (idiomatic) To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
  3. (idiomatic) To make something impossible.

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  1. To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
  2. (idiomatic) To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
  3. (idiomatic) To make something impossible.

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• keep out

  1. (intransitive) To refrain from entering a place or condition.
  2. To restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.

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  1. (intransitive) To refrain from entering a place or condition.
  2. To restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.

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• exclude

  1. To prevent from entering; keep out; bar:
  2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject:
  3. To put out; expel.

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  1. To prevent from entering; keep out; bar:
  2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject:
  3. To put out; expel.

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• except

  1. With the exclusion of; other than; but:
  2. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that:
  3. Otherwise than:

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  1. With the exclusion of; other than; but:
  2. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that:
  3. Otherwise than:

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• debar

  1. To exclude or shut out; bar.
  2. To forbid, hinder, or prevent.

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  1. To exclude or shut out; bar.
  2. To forbid, hinder, or prevent.

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• count out

  1. (of a person) To exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility.
  2. To enumerate items while organizing or transferring them.
  3. (boxing, wrestling) To determine that a competitor has lost a match, by a referee's enumeration aloud of the increments of time for which the competitor has been incapacitated.

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  1. (of a person) To exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility.
  2. To enumerate items while organizing or transferring them.
  3. (boxing, wrestling) To determine that a competitor has lost a match, by a referee's enumeration aloud of the increments of time for which the competitor has been incapacitated.

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• bar

  1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
  2. A solid oblong block of a substance or combination of ingredients, such as soap or candy.
  3. Any of various flat baked confections that are typically dense and harder than cakes and served cut into rectangular pieces.

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  1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
  2. A solid oblong block of a substance or combination of ingredients, such as soap or candy.
  3. Any of various flat baked confections that are typically dense and harder than cakes and served cut into rectangular pieces.

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To take or leave out

• remove

  1. To move from a place or position occupied:
  2. To transfer or convey from one place to another:
  3. To take off:

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  1. To move from a place or position occupied:
  2. To transfer or convey from one place to another:
  3. To take off:

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• omit

  1. To fail to include or mention; leave out:
  2. To fail or neglect to do (something):
  3. To fail or neglect (to do something):

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  1. To fail to include or mention; leave out:
  2. To fail or neglect to do (something):
  3. To fail or neglect (to do something):

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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To discharge (wastes or foreign substances) from the body

• purge

  1. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted:
  2. To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter):
  3. To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted:

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  1. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted:
  2. To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter):
  3. To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted:

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• excrete

  1. To separate and discharge (waste matter) from the blood, tissues, or organs.

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  1. To separate and discharge (waste matter) from the blood, tissues, or organs.

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• evacuate

  1. To withdraw or depart from; vacate:
  2. To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area:
  3. To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).

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  1. To withdraw or depart from; vacate:
  2. To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area:
  3. To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).

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To remove

• clear-the-decks

  1. (nautical) To remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.
  2. (idiomatic) To prepare for action.

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  1. (nautical) To remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.
  2. (idiomatic) To prepare for action.

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• eighty-six

  1. To refuse to serve (an unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant.
  2. To throw out; eject.
  3. To throw away; discard.

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  1. To refuse to serve (an unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant.
  2. To throw out; eject.
  3. To throw away; discard.

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• sack

  1. A bag, especially one made of strong material for holding grain or objects in bulk.
  2. The amount that a sack can hold:
  3. A short loose-fitting garment for women and children.

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  1. A bag, especially one made of strong material for holding grain or objects in bulk.
  2. The amount that a sack can hold:
  3. A short loose-fitting garment for women and children.

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• bounce

  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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• scrap

  1. A small piece or bit; a fragment.
  2. Leftover bits of food.
  3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.

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  1. A small piece or bit; a fragment.
  2. Leftover bits of food.
  3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.

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• ditch

  1. A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.
  2. To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.
  3. To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.

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  1. A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.
  2. To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.
  3. To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.

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• dump

  1. To release or throw down in a large mass.
  2. To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle:
  3. To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.

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  1. To release or throw down in a large mass.
  2. To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle:
  3. To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.

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• fire

  1. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
  2. A specific instance of this change that destroys something:
  3. A burning fuel:

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  1. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
  2. A specific instance of this change that destroys something:
  3. A burning fuel:

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• ostracize

  1. To exclude from a group or society:
  2. To banish by ostracism, as in ancient Greece.

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  1. To exclude from a group or society:
  2. To banish by ostracism, as in ancient Greece.

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• blackball

  1. A negative vote, especially one that blocks the admission of an applicant to an organization.
  2. A small black ball used as a negative ballot.
  3. To vote against, especially to veto the admission of.

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  1. A negative vote, especially one that blocks the admission of an applicant to an organization.
  2. A small black ball used as a negative ballot.
  3. To vote against, especially to veto the admission of.

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• maroon

  1. To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon.
  2. To abandon or isolate with little hope of ready rescue or escape:
  3. A fugitive black slave in the West Indies in the 1600s and 1700s.

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  1. To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon.
  2. To abandon or isolate with little hope of ready rescue or escape:
  3. A fugitive black slave in the West Indies in the 1600s and 1700s.

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• expatriate

  1. To send into exile:
  2. To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.
  3. To give up residence in one's homeland.

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  1. To send into exile:
  2. To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.
  3. To give up residence in one's homeland.

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• deport

  1. To expel from a country:
  2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport.

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  1. To expel from a country:
  2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport.

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• banish

  1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile:
  2. To drive away; expel:

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  1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile:
  2. To drive away; expel:

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• exile

  1. The condition or period of being forced to live away from one's native country or home, especially as a punishment.
  2. The condition or period of self-imposed absence from one's country or home:
  3. One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.

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  1. The condition or period of being forced to live away from one's native country or home, especially as a punishment.
  2. The condition or period of self-imposed absence from one's country or home:
  3. One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.

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• discount

  1. To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price:
  2. To reduce in quantity or value:
  3. To deduct or subtract from a cost or price:

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  1. To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price:
  2. To reduce in quantity or value:
  3. To deduct or subtract from a cost or price:

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• obliterate

  1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
  2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  3. To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

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  1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
  2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  3. To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

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• elide

  1. To omit or slur over (a syllable, for example) in pronunciation.
  2. To strike out (something written).
  3. To eliminate or leave out of consideration.

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  1. To omit or slur over (a syllable, for example) in pronunciation.
  2. To strike out (something written).
  3. To eliminate or leave out of consideration.

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• blot out

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see blot,"Ž out.
  2. To obscure.
  3. To make indecipherable; to obliterate

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see blot,"Ž out.
  2. To obscure.
  3. To make indecipherable; to obliterate

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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• dismiss

  1. To end the employment or service of; discharge.
  2. To direct or allow to leave:
  3. To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel:

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  1. To end the employment or service of; discharge.
  2. To direct or allow to leave:
  3. To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel:

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• discard

  1. To throw away; reject.
  2. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.
  3. To play (a card other than a trump) from a suit different from that of the card led.

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  1. To throw away; reject.
  2. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.
  3. To play (a card other than a trump) from a suit different from that of the card led.

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• relegate

  1. To consign to an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition:
  2. To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action:

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  1. To consign to an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition:
  2. To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action:

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• relinquish

  1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
  3. To let go; surrender:

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  1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
  3. To let go; surrender:

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• be done with

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• throw overboard

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• waive

  1. To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish.
  2. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with:
  3. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone:

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  1. To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish.
  2. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with:
  3. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone:

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• murder

  1. The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
  2. An instance of such killing.
  3. Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous:

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  1. The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
  2. An instance of such killing.
  3. Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous:

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• kill

  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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• annihilate

  1. To destroy completely:
  2. To reduce to nonexistence:
  3. To defeat decisively:

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  1. To destroy completely:
  2. To reduce to nonexistence:
  3. To defeat decisively:

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• exterminate

  1. To get rid of by destroying completely:

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  1. To get rid of by destroying completely:

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• abrogate

  1. To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority:

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  1. To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority:

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• repeal

  1. To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature.
  2. To summon back or recall, especially from exile.
  3. The act or process of repealing.

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  1. To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature.
  2. To summon back or recall, especially from exile.
  3. The act or process of repealing.

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• abolish

  1. To do away with; put an end to; annul:
  2. To destroy completely.

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  1. To do away with; put an end to; annul:
  2. To destroy completely.

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• invalidate

  1. To make invalid; nullify.

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  1. To make invalid; nullify.

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• forfeit

  1. To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement:
  2. To subject to seizure as a forfeit.
  3. Something that is lost or given up on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement.

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  1. To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement:
  2. To subject to seizure as a forfeit.
  3. Something that is lost or given up on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement.

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• disentitle

  1. To deprive of title.

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  1. To deprive of title.

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• reduce

  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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• put out of doors

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• dislodge

  1. To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
  2. To move or go from a dwelling or former position.

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  1. To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
  2. To move or go from a dwelling or former position.

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• discharge

  1. To release, as from confinement, care, or duty:
  2. To let go; empty out:
  3. To pour forth; emit:

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  1. To release, as from confinement, care, or duty:
  2. To let go; empty out:
  3. To pour forth; emit:

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• expel

  1. To force or drive out:
  2. To discharge from or as if from a receptacle:
  3. To deprive of membership or rights in an organization; force to leave:

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  1. To force or drive out:
  2. To discharge from or as if from a receptacle:
  3. To deprive of membership or rights in an organization; force to leave:

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• erase

  1. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping.
  2. To remove (recorded material) from a magnetic tape or other storage medium:
  3. To remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or disk, for example):

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  1. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping.
  2. To remove (recorded material) from a magnetic tape or other storage medium:
  3. To remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or disk, for example):

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• eradicate

  1. To tear up by the roots:
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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  1. To tear up by the roots:
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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• cancel

  1. To annul or invalidate:
  2. To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
  3. To cross out with lines or other markings.

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  1. To annul or invalidate:
  2. To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
  3. To cross out with lines or other markings.

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• clear-away

  1. To tidy up, to remove mess or obstacles from a place to make it neat.
  2. (intransitive) To leave, disappear
  3. (figuratively) To dispose of, to get rid of, to remove.

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  1. To tidy up, to remove mess or obstacles from a place to make it neat.
  2. (intransitive) To leave, disappear
  3. (figuratively) To dispose of, to get rid of, to remove.

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• shut-the-door-on

  1. (idiomatic) To refuse to consider, remember, accept, or engage in.

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  1. (idiomatic) To refuse to consider, remember, accept, or engage in.

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• evict

  1. To put out (a tenant, for example) from a property by legal process; expel.
  2. To force out; eject:

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  1. To put out (a tenant, for example) from a property by legal process; expel.
  2. To force out; eject:

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• oust

  1. To eject from a position or place; force out:
  2. To effect an ouster of (a party) from a property.

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  1. To eject from a position or place; force out:
  2. To effect an ouster of (a party) from a property.

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• disqualify

  1. To render unqualified or unfit.
  2. To declare unqualified or ineligible.
  3. To deprive of legal rights, powers, or privileges.

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  1. To render unqualified or unfit.
  2. To declare unqualified or ineligible.
  3. To deprive of legal rights, powers, or privileges.

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• defeat

  1. To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat:
  2. To prevent the success of; thwart:
  3. To frustrate the enforcement of (a motion, for example).

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  1. To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat:
  2. To prevent the success of; thwart:
  3. To frustrate the enforcement of (a motion, for example).

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• cast-off

  1. Spelling of castoff.
  2. To discard or reject something.
  3. (intransitive, nautical) To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc) so that the vessel may make way.

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  1. Spelling of castoff.
  2. To discard or reject something.
  3. (intransitive, nautical) To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc) so that the vessel may make way.

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• eject

  1. To throw out forcefully; expel:
  2. To compel to leave:
  3. To evict:

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  1. To throw out forcefully; expel:
  2. To compel to leave:
  3. To evict:

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• reject

  1. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of:
  2. To refuse to consider or grant; deny:
  3. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.

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  1. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of:
  2. To refuse to consider or grant; deny:
  3. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.

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• drop from competition

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• remove from competition

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• remove from consideration

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• rule out

  1. To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
  2. (idiomatic) To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
  3. (idiomatic) To make something impossible.

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  1. To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
  2. (idiomatic) To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
  3. (idiomatic) To make something impossible.

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• exclude

  1. To prevent from entering; keep out; bar:
  2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject:
  3. To put out; expel.

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  1. To prevent from entering; keep out; bar:
  2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject:
  3. To put out; expel.

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• set-aside

  1. Something, such as land or a certain percentage of profits, that is set aside for a specific purpose.
  2. A program requiring that a percentage of government procurement contracts be reserved for disadvantaged businesses.

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  1. Something, such as land or a certain percentage of profits, that is set aside for a specific purpose.
  2. A program requiring that a percentage of government procurement contracts be reserved for disadvantaged businesses.

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• put-aside

  1. to save money
  2. to ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.

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  1. to save money
  2. to ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.

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• winnow out

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• root out

  1. To remove or abolish completely.
  2. To search for and discover.

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  1. To remove or abolish completely.
  2. To search for and discover.

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• cast out

  1. To drive out; to expel.

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  1. To drive out; to expel.

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• drive-out

  1. (idiomatic) to push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere

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  1. (idiomatic) to push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere

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• phase-out

  1. (idiomatic) To remove or relinquish the use of something little by little

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  1. (idiomatic) To remove or relinquish the use of something little by little

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• crop-out

  1. (geology, intransitive) To appear above the surface, as a seam or vein, or inclined bed, as of coal.
  2. (intransitive) To come to light; to be manifest; to appear.

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  1. (geology, intransitive) To appear above the surface, as a seam or vein, or inclined bed, as of coal.
  2. (intransitive) To come to light; to be manifest; to appear.

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• cut out

  1. (idiomatic) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
  3. To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).

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  1. (idiomatic) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
  3. To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).

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• stamp out

  1. to extinguish by stamping.
  2. (idiomatic) To get rid of, eradicate.

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  1. to extinguish by stamping.
  2. (idiomatic) To get rid of, eradicate.

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• weed-out

  1. (idiomatic) to remove unwanted elements from a group

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  1. (idiomatic) to remove unwanted elements from a group

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• throw out

  1. Alternative form of throw-out.
  2. (idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
  3. (idiomatic) To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.

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  1. Alternative form of throw-out.
  2. (idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
  3. (idiomatic) To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.

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• clean out

  1. To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
  2. (idiomatic) To empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from.

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  1. To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
  2. (idiomatic) To empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from.

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• wipe out

  1. (idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
  2. To physically erase something written.
  3. To do away with; to cause to disappear

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  1. (idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
  2. To physically erase something written.
  3. To do away with; to cause to disappear

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• do-away-with

  1. (idiomatic) To destroy, eliminate, or make an end of.

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  1. (idiomatic) To destroy, eliminate, or make an end of.

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• dispense with

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• dispose of

  1. To get rid of.
  2. To transfer to another's control.
  3. To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.

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  1. To get rid of.
  2. To transfer to another's control.
  3. To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.

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• omit

  1. To fail to include or mention; leave out:
  2. To fail or neglect to do (something):
  3. To fail or neglect (to do something):

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  1. To fail to include or mention; leave out:
  2. To fail or neglect to do (something):
  3. To fail or neglect (to do something):

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• leave-out

  1. To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention
  2. to omit, not include

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  1. To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention
  2. to omit, not include

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• get-rid-of

  1. to dispose (of); to remove; to abolish; to lose

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  1. to dispose (of); to remove; to abolish; to lose

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• take out

  1. Alternative spelling of takeout.
  2. To remove.
  3. To escort someone on a date.

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  1. Alternative spelling of takeout.
  2. To remove.
  3. To escort someone on a date.

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To remove waste matter

• pass

  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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• throw off

  1. (idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
  2. (idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
  3. (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.

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  1. (idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
  2. (idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
  3. (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.

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• discharge

  1. To release, as from confinement, care, or duty:
  2. To let go; empty out:
  3. To pour forth; emit:

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  1. To release, as from confinement, care, or duty:
  2. To let go; empty out:
  3. To pour forth; emit:

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