extract (verb)
1extract — ► VERB 1) remove with care or effort. 2) obtain (money, information, etc.) from someone unwilling to give it. 3) obtain (a substance or resource) from something by a special method. 4) select (a passage from a text, film, or piece of music) for… …
2extract — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 passage from a book/piece of music ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ long VERB + EXTRACT ▪ read (esp. BrE) ▪ p …
3extract — ex·tract / ek ˌstrakt/ n: a certified copy of a document that forms part of or is preserved in a public record Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. extract …
4extract — verb ɪk strakt, ɛk 1》 remove, especially by effort or force. ↘obtain (money, information, etc.) from someone unwilling to give it. 2》 obtain (a substance) from something by a special method. 3》 select (a passage from a text, film, or piece of …
5extract — verb (t) /əkˈstrækt / (say uhk strakt), /ɛk / (say ek ) 1. to draw forth or get out by force: to extract a tooth. 2. to deduce (a doctrine, principle, etc.). 3. to derive or obtain (pleasure, comfort, etc.) from a particular source. 4. to take or …
6extract the Michael — verb to take the mickey …
7extract the urine — verb to mess around, cajole …
8extract — extracts, extracting, extracted (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪkstræ̱kt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]e̱kstrækt[/t]].) 1) VERB To extract a substance means to obtain it from something else, for example by using industrial or chemical processes.… …
9extract — A supplementary license or certificate issued by a competent authority for part of the quantity authorised by an existing license or certificate. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * ▪ I. extract ex‧tract 1 [ɪkˈstrækt] verb [transitive] 1.… …
10extract */*/ — I UK [ɪkˈstrækt] / US [ɪkˈstrækt] verb [transitive] Word forms extract : present tense I/you/we/they extract he/she/it extracts present participle extracting past tense extracted past participle extracted 1) formal to remove something from a… …
