retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"
DEPART
wander from a direct or straight course
remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
be at variance with; be out of line with
move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
go away or leave
leave; "The family took off for Florida"
ERASE
remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
EXIT
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
lose the lead
move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
the act of going out
an opening that permits escape or release;
euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
FLEE
run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
HITTHEROAD
IMITATE
make a reproduction or copy of
reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"
LEAVE
act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
go and leave behind, either int
LOP
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"
PEEL
the rind of a fruit or vegetable
come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"
British politician (1788-1850)
strip the skin off; "pare apples"
get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
REMOVE
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes;
dispose of;
remove from a position or an office
cause to leave;
kill intentionally and with premeditation;
degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness"
Rid
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract;
go away or leave; "He absented himself"
SHED
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"
an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
SOAR
the act of rising upward into the air
go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"
fly a plane without an engine
fly upwards or high in the sky
rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"
fly by means of a hang glider
SPLIT
division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
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STRIP
steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
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"
draw the last milk (of cows)
a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"
take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper"
an airfield without normal airport facilities
remove a constituent from a liquid
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material