| remove | | |
| remove | (n.) | degree of figurative distance or separation.; "just one remove from madness"; "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy" |
| remove, take, take away, withdraw | (v.) | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| remove | (v.) | remove from a position or an office. |
| get rid of, remove | (v.) | dispose of.; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" |
| move out, remove, take out | (v.) | cause to leave.; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom" |
| remove, transfer | (v.) | shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes.; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" |
| absent, remove | (v.) | go away or leave.; "He absented himself" |
| bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay | (v.) | kill intentionally and with premeditation.; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" |
| remove, take away | (v.) | get rid of something abstract.; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins" |
| earn | | |
| bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in | (v.) | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| earn, garner | (v.) | acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions. |
| gain | | |
| addition, gain, increase | (n.) | a quantity that is added.; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks" |
| gain, profit | (n.) | the advantageous quality of being beneficial. |
| amplification, gain | (n.) | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input. |
| gain | (n.) | the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating. |
| derive, gain | (v.) | obtain.; "derive pleasure from one's garden" |
| acquire, gain, win | (v.) | win something through one's efforts.; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" |
| benefit, gain, profit | (v.) | derive a benefit from.; "She profited from his vast experience" |
| arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | (v.) | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win | (v.) | obtain advantages, such as points, etc..; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" |
| advance, gain | (v.) | rise in rate or price.; "The stock market gained 24 points today" |
| gain, gather | (v.) | increase or develop.; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed" |
| gain, put on | (v.) | increase (one's body weight).; "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" |
| withdraw | | |
| draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | (v.) | pull back or move away or backward.; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
| retire, withdraw | (v.) | withdraw from active participation.; "He retired from chess" |
| disengage, withdraw | (v.) | release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" |
| call back, call in, recall, withdraw | (v.) | cause to be returned.; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" |
| swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw | (v.) | take back what one has said.; "He swallowed his words" |
| seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw | (v.) | keep away from others.; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" |
| adjourn, retire, withdraw | (v.) | break from a meeting or gathering.; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" |
| bow out, withdraw | (v.) | retire gracefully.; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" |
| draw, draw off, take out, withdraw | (v.) | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source).; "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" |
| retire, withdraw | (v.) | lose interest.; "he retired from life when his wife died" |
| back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw | (v.) | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity.; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" |
| recover | | |
| find, recover, regain, retrieve | (v.) | get or find back; recover the use of.; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" |
| convalesce, recover, recuperate | (v.) | get over an illness or shock.; "The patient is recuperating" |
| go back, recover, recuperate | (v.) | regain a former condition after a financial loss.; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" |
| recoup, recover, recuperate | (v.) | regain or make up for.; "recuperate one's losses" |
| reclaim, recover | (v.) | reuse (materials from waste products). |
| recover | (v.) | cover anew.; "recover a chair" |
| obtain | | |
| obtain | (v.) | come into possession of.; "How did you obtain the visa?" |
| find, get, incur, obtain, receive | (v.) | receive a specified treatment (abstract).; "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" |
| hold, obtain, prevail | (v.) | be valid, applicable, or true.; "This theory still holds" |
| get | | |
| get | (n.) | a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent. |
| acquire, get | (v.) | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| become, get, go | (v.) | enter or assume a certain state or condition.; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" |
| get, have, let | (v.) | cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition.; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" |
| arrive, come, get | (v.) | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| bring, convey, fetch, get | (v.) | go or come after and bring or take back.; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" |
| experience, get, have, receive | (v.) | go through (mental or physical states or experiences).; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" |
| fix, get, pay back, pay off | (v.) | take vengeance on or get even.; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" |
| get, have, make | (v.) | achieve a point or goal.; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" |
| cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | (v.) | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| capture, catch, get | (v.) | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" |
| acquire, develop, get, grow, produce | (v.) | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).; "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" |
| contract, get, take | (v.) | be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" |
| get | (v.) | communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone.; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake" |
| get, make | (v.) | give certain properties to something.; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" |
| aim, drive, get | (v.) | move into a desired direction of discourse.; "What are you driving at?" |
| catch, get | (v.) | grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of.; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" |
| arrest, catch, get | (v.) | attract and fix.; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" |
| catch, get | (v.) | reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot.; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" |
| get | (v.) | reach by calculation.; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?" |
| get | (v.) | acquire as a result of some effort or action.; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?" |
| get | (v.) | purchase.; "What did you get at the toy store?" |
| catch, get | (v.) | perceive by hearing.; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" |
| catch, get | (v.) | suffer from the receipt of.; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" |
| get, receive | (v.) | receive as a retribution or punishment.; "He got 5 years in prison" |
| bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, get, scram | (v.) | leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form.; "Scram!" |
| get | (v.) | reach and board.; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" |
| get, get under one's skin | (v.) | irritate.; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" |
| get | (v.) | evoke an emotional response.; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time" |
| catch, get | (v.) | apprehend and reproduce accurately.; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" |
| draw, get | (v.) | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.; "He drew a base on balls" |
| get | (v.) | overcome or destroy.; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish" |
| amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | (v.) | be a mystery or bewildering to.; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" |
| begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | (v.) | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| get, have, suffer, sustain | (v.) | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).; "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
| beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, get, mother, sire | (v.) | make children.; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" |
| take | | |
| issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield | (n.) | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.; "the average return was about 5%" |
| take | (n.) | the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption. |
| take | (v.) | carry out.; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance" |
| occupy, take, use up | (v.) | require (time or space).; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" |
| conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | (v.) | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| get hold of, take | (v.) | get into one's hands, take physically.; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" |
| acquire, adopt, assume, take, take on | (v.) | take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" |
| read, take | (v.) | interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression.; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" |
| bring, convey, take | (v.) | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" |
| take | (v.) | take into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
| take | (v.) | travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route.; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" |
| choose, pick out, select, take | (v.) | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| accept, have, take | (v.) | receive willingly something given or offered.; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" |
| fill, occupy, take | (v.) | assume, as of positions or roles.; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" |
| consider, deal, look at, take | (v.) | take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" |
| ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take | (v.) | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
| take | (v.) | experience or feel or submit to.; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" |
| film, shoot, take | (v.) | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| consume, have, ingest, take, take in | (v.) | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| submit, take | (v.) | accept or undergo, often unwillingly.; "We took a pay cut" |
| accept, take | (v.) | make use of or accept for some purpose.; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" |
| take | (v.) | take by force.; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
| assume, strike, take, take up | (v.) | occupy or take on.; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" |
| accept, admit, take, take on | (v.) | admit into a group or community.; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" |
| take | (v.) | ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial.; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" |
| learn, read, study, take | (v.) | be a student of a certain subject.; "She is reading for the bar exam" |
| claim, exact, take | (v.) | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" |
| make, take | (v.) | head into a specified direction.; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" |
| aim, direct, take, take aim, train | (v.) | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| take | (v.) | be seized or affected in a specified way.; "take sick"; "be taken drunk" |
| carry, pack, take | (v.) | have with oneself; have on one's person.; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" |
| charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take | (v.) | engage for service under a term of contract.; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" |
| subscribe, subscribe to, take | (v.) | receive or obtain regularly.; "We take the Times every day" |
| take | (v.) | buy, select.; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" |
| take | (v.) | to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort.; "take shelter from the storm" |
| have, take | (v.) | have sex with; archaic use.; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" |
| claim, take | (v.) | lay claim to; as of an idea.; "She took credit for the whole idea" |
| accept, take | (v.) | be designed to hold or take.; "This surface will not take the dye" |
| contain, hold, take | (v.) | be capable of holding or containing.; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" |
| take | (v.) | develop a habit.; "He took to visiting bars" |
| drive, take | (v.) | proceed along in a vehicle.; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
| take | (v.) | obtain by winning.; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize" |
| extract | | |
| extract, infusion | (n.) | a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water). |
| excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | (n.) | a passage selected from a larger work.; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
| draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out | (v.) | remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" |
| extract | (v.) | get despite difficulties or obstacles.; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions" |
| draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract | (v.) | deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning).; "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
| distil, distill, extract | (v.) | extract by the process of distillation.; "distill the essence of this compound" |
| extract | (v.) | separate (a metal) from an ore. |
| express, extract, press out | (v.) | obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" |
| excerpt, extract, take out | (v.) | take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy. |
| extract | (v.) | calculate the root of a number. |
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