ablate |
to wear away or otherwise remove (a surface), as by heat or erosion. [1/2 definitions] |
abstract |
to draw away; remove. [1/13 definitions] |
annul |
to remove the legal validity of. [1/2 definitions] |
antichlor |
any of several substances used to remove excess chlorine bleach from materials, such as paper or fabric, that have been bleached. |
aspirate |
to remove or draw out by suction, as with an aspirator. [1/5 definitions] |
ax |
to remove suddenly; fire. [1/4 definitions] |
bail3 |
to remove water from a boat by scooping. |
bark2 |
to remove the bark from. [1/3 definitions] |
bench |
to remove from or prevent from playing in a sports contest. [1/4 definitions] |
Bessemer process |
a process for making steel by blasting hot compressed air through molten pig iron to remove impurities. |
blanch |
to remove color from; make white; bleach. [1/5 definitions] |
blink |
to remove a foreign body from the eyes by winking. [1/10 definitions] |
blot out |
to remove or cancel. [1/2 definitions] |
bone |
to remove the bones from. [1/2 definitions] |
bow out |
to remove oneself from an activity or the like; leave, withdraw, or resign. |
break off |
to remove (something) by breaking and pulling it away, usually with the hands. [1/4 definitions] |
brush1 |
to remove with a light movement as if using a brush. [1/6 definitions] |
bryozoan |
any of a phylum (Bryozoa) of sessile invertebrate animals that uses tentacles to remove food particles from water. |
calcine |
to heat or become heated so as to oxidize, remove moisture, or reduce to a loose, ashy state, but not so as to melt; reduce to calx. |
card2 |
a mechanical device used for combing cotton, wool, or the like in order to remove the shortest fibers prior to spinning. [1/2 definitions] |
castrate |
to remove the sexual organs of, esp. the testicles; geld. [2 definitions] |