| extract | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. extract, infusion | a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water). |
| ~ beef tea, bovril | an extract of beef (given to people who are ill). |
| ~ black catechu, catechu | extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally. |
| ~ solution | a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution.; "he used a solution of peroxide and water" |
| ~ pancreatin | extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions. |
| n. (communication) | 2. excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | a passage selected from a larger work.; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
| ~ passage | a section of text; particularly a section of medium length. |
| ~ chrestomathy | a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language. |
| ~ haftarah, haftorah, haphtarah, haphtorah | a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah. |
| ~ analecta, analects | a collection of excerpts from a literary work. |
| ~ clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine.; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" |
| ~ track, cut | a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc.; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" |
| ~ quotation, quote, citation | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited. |
| v. (contact) | 3. draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out | 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" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | 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" |
| ~ wring out, squeeze out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing.; "wring out the washcloth" |
| ~ demodulate | extract information from a modulated carrier wave. |
| ~ thread | remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string.; "She had her eyebrows threaded" |
| ~ pull out, draw, get out, pull, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" |
| v. (possession) | 4. extract | get despite difficulties or obstacles.; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions" |
| ~ obtain | come into possession of.; "How did you obtain the visa?" |
| v. (creation) | 5. draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract | deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning).; "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
| ~ construe, interpret, see | make sense of; assign a meaning to.; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
| v. (change) | 6. distil, distill, extract | extract by the process of distillation.; "distill the essence of this compound" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ moonshine | distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine. |
| ~ distill, distil | undergo the process of distillation. |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (contact) | 7. extract | separate (a metal) from an ore. |
| ~ mining, excavation | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth. |
| ~ separate | divide into components or constituents.; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" |
| v. (contact) | 8. express, extract, press out | obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" |
| ~ ream | squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer.; "ream oranges" |
| ~ acquire, get | 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" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. excerpt, extract, take out | take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy. |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | 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" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. extract | calculate the root of a number. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| gouge | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. dent, ding, gouge, nick | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow). |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ dig | a small gouge (as in the cover of a book).; "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. gouge | and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves. |
| ~ edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge). |
| n. (act) | 3. gouge | the act of gouging. |
| ~ creating by removal | the act of creating by removing something. |
| v. (contact) | 4. force out, gouge | force with the thumb.; "gouge out his eyes" |
| ~ mar, mutilate | destroy or injure severely.; "mutilated bodies" |
| v. (possession) | 5. extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring | obtain by coercion or intimidation.; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" |
| ~ fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, hook, rob, soak, surcharge, pluck | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. |
| ~ bleed | get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone.; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" |
| v. (contact) | 6. gouge, rout | make a groove in. |
| ~ core out, hollow out, hollow | remove the interior of.; "hollow out a tree trunk" |
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