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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lift or move object; take off, away |
| Synonyms: | abolish, abstract, amputate, carry away, carry off, cart off, clear away, cut out, delete, depose, detach, dethrone, dig out, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, disturb, do away with, doff, efface, eject, eliminate, erase, evacuate, expel, expunge, extract, get rid of, junk*, oust, pull out, purge, raise, relegate, rip out, separate, shed, ship, skim, strike out, take down, take out, tear out, throw out, transfer, transport, unload, unseat, uproot, wipe out, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | fix, place, remain, stay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abduct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take by force and without permission |
| Synonyms: | carry off, dognap, grab, kidnap, make off with, put the snatch on, remove, seize, shanghai, snatch, sneeze, spirit away |
| Antonyms: | give up, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | abstract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take away from |
| Synonyms: | detach, disconnect, disengage, dissociate, extract, isolate, part, remove, separate, steal, take out, uncouple, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | add, combine, fill, insert, introduce, unite |
| Main Entry: | ax/axe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dismiss from service |
| Synonyms: | boot, bounce*, can*, cancel, cut back, discharge, dispense with, eliminate, fire, get rid of, give a pink slip, give the boot, kick out, lay off, remove, sack, terminate, throw out |
| Antonyms: | hire |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | banish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel from place or situation |
| Synonyms: | ban, cast out, deport, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, drive away, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evict, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expulse, extradict, get rid of, isolate, ostracize, oust, outlaw, proscribe, relegate, remove, rusticate, sequester, shake off, shut out, transport |
| Antonyms: | allow, keep, welcome |
| Main Entry: | budge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dislodge from staid position |
| Synonyms: | bend, change, change position, convince, give way, inch, influence, locomote, move, persuade, propel, push, remove, roll, shift, slide, stir, sway, yield |
| Main Entry: | bump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move over, dislodge |
| Synonyms: | budge, displace, remove, shift |
| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call off; erase |
| Synonyms: | X-out, abolish, abort, abrogate, annul, ax, black out, blot out, break, break off, countermand, cross out, cut, deface, delete, destroy, do away with, do in, efface, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, finish off, go back on one's word, kill, obliterate, off*, omit, quash, remove, render invalid, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, rub out, scratch out, scrub, sink*, smash, squash, stamp across, strike out, torpedo, total*, trash*, trim*, undo, wash out, wipe out, wipe slate clean, zap |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, arrange, establish, permit, uphold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | carry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport physical object |
| Synonyms: | backpack, bear, bring, cart, channel, conduct, convey, convoy, displace, ferry, fetch, freight, funnel, give, haul, heft, hoist, import, lift, lug, move, pack, pipe, portage, relay, relocate, remove, schlepp, shift, shoulder, sustain, take, tote, traject, transfer, transmit, transplant, truck, waft |
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