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deep-six |
to throw out; get rid of. [1/2 definitions] |
disburden |
to unload or get rid of a burden. [1/3 definitions] |
discharge |
to get rid of a load or release contents. [1/17 definitions] |
dispel |
to drive away or get rid of by, or as if by, scattering in all directions; disperse. |
dispose of |
to give away or get rid of. [1/2 definitions] |
divest |
to get rid of (financial holdings, esp. stocks) by selling. [1/4 definitions] |
doff |
to get rid of; discard. [1/3 definitions] |
exterminate |
to get rid of by totally destroying; eradicate; wipe out. |
extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. [1/3 definitions] |
liquidate |
to put an end to or get rid of, esp. by killing. [1/5 definitions] |
polish off |
(informal) to complete or get rid of. |
remove |
to get rid of; eliminate. [1/11 definitions] |
shed2 |
to discard or get rid of. [1/7 definitions] |
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