| Main Entry: | uproot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy; rip out of a place |
Synonyms: |
abate, abolish, annihilate, blot out, demolish, deracinate, dig up, displace, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, excavate, exile, exterminate, extirpate, extract, move, overthrow, overturn, pull up, remove, root out, tear up, weed, weed out, wipe out |
Antonyms: |
plant, settle, sow |
| Main Entry: | dislodge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | knock loose |
Synonyms: |
dig out, disentangle, dislocate, displace, disturb, eject, evict, extricate, force out, oust, remove, uproot |
| Main Entry: | displace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move, remove from normal place |
Synonyms: |
change, crowd out, derange, disarrange, disestablish, dislocate, dislodge, displant, dispossess, disturb, eject, evict, expel, expulse, force out, lose, mislay, misplace, relegate, shift, transpose, unsettle, uproot |
Antonyms: |
leave |
| Main Entry: | eradicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy; remove |
Synonyms: |
abate, abolish, annihilate, blot out, demolish, deracinate, do away with, efface, eliminate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, mow down, obliterate, off*, purge, raze, root out, rub out, scratch*, scrub, shoot down, squash, stamp out, take out*, torpedo, total, trash, unroot, uproot, wash out, waste, weed out, wipe out |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, bear, create, establish, fix, help, institute, plant |
| Main Entry: | extract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically remove, draw out |
Synonyms: |
avulse, bring out, catheterize, cull, derive, distill, eke out, elicit, eradicate, evoke, evulse, exact, express, extirpate, extort, extricate, garner, gather, get, glean, obtain, pick up, pluck, press out, pry, pull, reap, secure, select, separate, siphon, squeeze, take, tear, uproot, weed out, withdraw, wrest, wring, yank |
Antonyms: |
add, insert, put in |
| Main Entry: | graze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feed on |
Synonyms: |
bite, browse, champ, crop, crunch, eat, forage, gnaw, masticate, munch, nibble, pasture, ruminate, uproot |
Antonyms: |
abstain |
| Main Entry: | grub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig, uncover |
Synonyms: |
beat, break, burrow, clean, clear, comb, delve, excavate, ferret, fine-tooth-comb, forage, hunt, poke, prepare, probe, pull up, rake, ransack, root, rummage, scour, search, shovel, spade, unearth, uproot |
Antonyms: |
cover, hide |
| Main Entry: | pull |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drawing something with force |
Synonyms: |
cull, dislocate, drag, evolve, extract, gather, haul, heave, jerk, lug, paddle, pick, pluck, remove, rend, rip, row, schlepp, sprain, strain, stretch, take out, tear, tow, trail, truck, tug, twitch, uproot, weed*, wrench, yank |
Antonyms: |
push |
| Main Entry: | remove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lift or move object; take off, away |
Synonyms: |
abolish, abstract, amputate, carry away, carry off, cart off, clear away, cut out, delete, depose, detach, dethrone, dig out, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, disturb, do away with, doff, efface, eject, eliminate, erase, evacuate, expel, expunge, extract, get rid of, junk*, oust, pull out, purge, raise, relegate, rip out, separate, shed, ship, skim, strike out, take down, take out, tear out, throw out, transfer, transport, unload, unseat, uproot, wipe out, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
fix, place, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | rid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with; free |
Synonyms: |
abolish, clear, deliver, disabuse, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, dump*, eject, eliminate, eradicate, expel, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, fire, give the brush, heave-ho, junk*, kiss goodbye, liberate, make free, purge, release, relieve, remove, roust, scrap, send packing, shake off, shed, throw away, throw out, toss out, unburden, unload, uproot |
Antonyms: |
get |