remove
verb
to take something or someone away from a place
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To remove something
sweep away
to destroy or to completely remove something
take off
to remove something, especially a piece of clothing
weed out
to remove a person or thing that is not suitable or good enough, especially from a group or collection
flush out
to remove something by pouring a lot of water through the place where it is
get out
to remove something that is inside or mixed with something else
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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