remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. 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"

spirit away - carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously

spirit away, spirit off - carry off mysteriously; as if by magic

whisk away, whisk off - take away quickly and suddenly

depilate, epilate - remove body hair; "epilate her legs"

harvest - remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation; "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals"

tip - remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"

stem - remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"

extirpate - surgically remove (an organ)

enucleate - remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover

exenterate - remove the contents of (an organ)

enucleate - remove the nucleus from (a cell)

decorticate - remove the cortex of (an organ)

bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container

undress, disinvest, divest, strip - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"

ablate - remove an organ or bodily structure

clean, pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"

clean - remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"

winnow - remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"

unbrace - remove a brace or braces form

pick - remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"

clear up, clear - free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

muck - remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine

lift - remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"

lift - take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure"

lift - remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs"

tear away, tear off - rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror"

take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"

take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"

stone, pit - remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"

seed - remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"

unhinge - remove the hinges from; "unhinge the door"

shuck - remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"

hull - remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"

crumb - remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"

chip away, chip away at - remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life"

burl - remove the burls from cloth

knock out - destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out"

scavenge, clean - remove unwanted substances from

hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize - remove the pituitary glands

degas - remove gas from

husk, shell - remove the husks from; "husk corn"

bur, burr - remove the burrs from

clear away, clear off - remove from sight

flick - remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)

dismantle, strip - take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper"

strip - remove a constituent from a liquid

clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"

defang - remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake"

debone, bone - remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"

disembowel, eviscerate, draw - remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"

shell - remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"

shuck - remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"

detusk, tusk - remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant"

dehorn - prevent the growth of horns of certain animals

scalp - remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. 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"

bus - remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

obliterate, wipe out, kill - mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"

cross off, cross out, strike off, strike out, mark - remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"

delete, erase - wipe out magnetically recorded information

cart away, cart off, haul away, haul off - take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture"

take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"

wash away - eliminate; "wash away all the differences"

cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"