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Remove

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takeverb(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
hitverb(heading, physical) To strike.
transfernoun(transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
dispatchnoun(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
absentnoun(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
get rid ofverb(transitive, idiomatic) To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
murdernoun(uncountable) The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
bump offverb(chiefly US, idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder.
take outverbTo remove.
take awayverbTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
move outverb(idiomatic, intransitive) To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place.
polish offverb(idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
slayverb(ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.

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WordDefinition
take outverbTo remove.
get rid ofverb(transitive, idiomatic) To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
take awayverbTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
move outverb(idiomatic, intransitive) To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place.
bump offverb(chiefly US, idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder.
slayverb(ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
murderverbTo illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination
takeverb(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
transferverb(transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
dispatchverb(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
absentverb(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
hitverb(heading, physical) To strike.
polish offverb(idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
dispelverb(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
removalnounThe process of removing or the fact of being removed.
eliminationnounThe act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
deletionnounThe act of deleting.
unplugverb(transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.
defuseverb(transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
deleverb(printing, usually imperative) To delete.

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