REMOVES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

degree of figurative distance or separation

Example: just one remove from madness; it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Example: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

Example: He removed his children to the countryside; Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city; remove a case to another court

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

dispose of

Example: Get rid of these old shoes!; The company got rid of all the dead wood

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

remove from a position or an office

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

cause to leave

Example: The teacher took the children out of the classroom

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

kill intentionally and with premeditation

Example: The mafia boss ordered his enemies defeated

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

go away or leave

Example: He absented himself

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

get rid of something abstract

Example: The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage; God takes away your sins