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remove
removing clothes CLOTHES - to take sb/sth away from a person: take* sb/sth away (from sb), remove sb/sth (from sb) They've taken her driving licence away from her. ◎ The children have been removed from their parents. - when a doctor or dentist removes a part of your body, such as a tooth, you have sth out The dentist says I've got to have two teeth out. - to take sb/sth away from a place: take* sb/sth away (from sth), remove sb/sth (from sth) Can you please remove your car from the staff car park? - to take sb/sth out of a place: take*/get* sb/sth out (of sth) The rescue workers worked night and day to get the passengers out of the train. - to take sb/sth from a surface: take*/get* sb/sth off sth Could you take those papers off the table, please. ◎ I can't get the price off this book without tearing the cover! - to make sth disappear: get* rid of sth, remove sth; noun (U): removal How can I get rid of this wine stain? ◎ a product for stain removal - to remove sth completely: clear sth (from/off sth), clear sth of sth, (formal) eliminate sth (from sth); nouns (U): clearance, elimination They're clearing the snow from the roads. ◎ to clear the paths of snow ◎ slum clearance - if sth can be removed or is removed, it comes* off (sth), comes* out (of sth) This stain won't come off - I shall have to throw the dress away. ◎ Unfortunately the cake didn't come out of the tin in one piece. - able to be removed: removable The back seat is removable. ※ ways of removing things - to remove sb/sth by lifting or pulling: lift/pull sb/sth off (sth), lift/pull sb/sth out (of sth) The injured passenger was lifted off the boat by helicopter. ◎ We had to pull the fallen tree off the road. ◎ to pull a tooth out - to remove a part of sth by breaking sth: break* sth off (sth) I broke off a square of chocolate. - to separate a piece of paper or material from a larger piece of paper or material: tear* sth off (sth), tear* sth out (of sth) She tore off a corner of the paper and wrote her phone number on it. ◎ to tear a page out of a book - to remove sth using a knife, scissors, etc: cut* sth off (sth) - to remove sth with a saw: saw sth off (sth) He sawed a branch off the tree. - to remove sth with heat: burn* sth off (sth) Burn off the old paint before repainting the door. - to remove sth with a brush: brush sth off (sth), brush sth away (from sth) She brushed the crumbs off the table. - to remove sth by moving a sharp edge, for example a knife, across sth: scrape sth off (sth) Scrape the mud off your boots! ※ throwing things away - to take sth that you do not want or need and put it in another place: throw* sth away, get* rid of sth, (formal) dispose of sth; noun (U): disposal Can I throw your old jeans away? ◎ I might as well get rid of these clothes - I never use them. ◎ the disposal of dangerous chemicals - to remove things by tidying sth and throwing away things that you do not want: clear sth out, (informal) have a clear-out I've decided to clear out the spare room today. ◎ We're having a clear-out - do you want any of this stuff? - to remove things and put them in cupboards, drawers, etc: clear (sth) away Who's going to offer to clear away the dinner things? ※ not removing or being removed - not to remove sth from a place: leave* sth on/in (sth) Leave the baby in his cot for a while and see if he goes to sleep. - not to be removed from a place: stay on/in (sth) The letter stayed on the table for several days before anybody opened it.
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