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v.

  1. To move physically

    take away, cart away, clear away, carry away, tear away, brush away, transfer, transport, dislodge, uproot, displace, dislocate, evacuate, unload, discharge, lift up, doff, take off, shed, raise, shift, switch, lift, push, draw away, draw in, withdraw, separate, extract, detach, amputate, cut out, excavate, dig out, dip out, skim, tear out, pull out, take out, burn out, smoke out, rip out, take down, tear off, draw off, carry off, cart off, clear off, strike off, cut off, rub off, scrape off, take in, pull in.

  2. To eliminate

    get rid of, do away with, exclude; see eliminate 1.

  3. To kill

    assassinate, murder, liquidate; see kill 1.

  4. To dismiss

    discharge, displace, discard, expel; see dismiss 1, 2.

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