I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
far removed (= very different )
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His style was far removed from that of Picasso.
forcibly removed
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The police threatened to have protestors forcibly removed .
lift/remove restrictions
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He promised to lift restrictions on press freedom.
put on/take off/remove your cap
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He opened the door, took off his cap, and threw it on a hook.
remove a mark
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The product removes greasy marks from clothes.
remove a stain ( also shift a stain informal )
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He was trying to remove a stain from his jacket.
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Fruit juice stains can be hard to shift.
remove an obstacle
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Opening the border removed all obstacles to trade and travel between the two countries.
remove the dirt (from sth)
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First, remove any dirt from the cut.
remove/eliminate/lift barriers
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Will this remove the barriers to change?
remove/withdraw sth from circulation
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The Treasury Department plans to remove older coins from circulation and replace them with new ones.
surgically removed
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The lump was surgically removed .
take off/remove your clothes
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She took off her clothes and slipped into bed.
take off/remove your coat
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She took off her coat and went into the kitchen.
take off/remove your glasses
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Elsie took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
far
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We seem to be discovering here a mythic fauna not far removed from that provided in the descriptions of Aristeas.
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Don Robey built an empire worth millions in a city far removed from the main line of entertainment.
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The popular image of a university is far removed from reality.
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The decisionmaking process which propels these large projects is far removed from the intended beneficiaries.
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They are far removed by more than distance from their roots in Ayrshire.
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He is too far removed from its formative processes.
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Julio Gallo Winery, a California concern far removed from his Kansas home.
■ NOUN
barrier
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The Government plans to remove the statutory barrier to the formation of partnerships between solicitors and non-solicitors.
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Of course, a customs union would spur even more growth if it totally removed barriers even to outsiders.
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The theoretical basis for this rests on economic models which predict that there are net welfare gains available from removing these barriers .
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From this point of view the struggle to remove barriers could be regarded as the seed bed for human arts.
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The government should aim principally to remove barriers between people and economic opportunity.
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These benefits are held to stem from three separate but connected effects of removing the barriers to free movement.
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Jubilee 2000 remove the barrier of international debt.
obstacle
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But the appointment of a receiver at Birmingham has removed any obstacle .
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They must learn how to identify and remove obstacles to performance.
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In the past, other things being equal, improvement in a man's income removed obstacles to marriage.
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Instead of having managers and supervisors try to control employee behavior, have them focus on removing obstacles to employee performance.
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As soon as the blindfold is applied, remove the obstacles and watch the children going over imaginary items.
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The adaptation work should help to overcome or remove any obstacles that prevent you from enjoying the use of your present facilities.
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A fail-safe system triggered a red signal, giving the driver of the train time to stop and remove the obstacle .
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The crew also carries out routine river checks and removes obstacles which may be dangerous.
restriction
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It also removed many of the restrictions imposed during the period of military rule between 1964 and 1985.
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And he wants to remove the restrictions on how much money a party can spend on its own candidates.
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The first will aim to remove restrictions on where the funds can invest, and who can manage them.
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But Clinton said he vetoed that bill, partly because Republicans removed restrictions on corporate raids on pension funds.
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This ability removes the restriction on context-free grammars that only a finite set of grammatical categories are allowed.
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The climate of deregulation made it necessary to remove restrictions on the ability of building societies to compete in financial markets.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Remove all the fat, then cut the meat into cubes.
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Remove all the packaging from the pizza and place it in a preheated oven.
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Remove any dirt from the negative before printing the photograph.
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Remove the spice bag before serving the soup.
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Cut the fruit in half and remove the seeds.
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He opened the torch and removed the bulb.
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Irvin paused to remove his sunglasses.
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Make sure that the engine has cooled down before removing the radiator cap.
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Please do not remove this notice.
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She was in the hospital, having a lump removed from her breast.
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Someone had removed some papers from the file.
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The new technology will make it easier for surgeons to remove abnormal growths before they cause problems.
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The old paint will have to be removed first.
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The plan will remove unneeded layers of bureaucracy.
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The relics were removed from the house and taken to a local museum for identification.
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What's the best way to remove red wine stains?
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You can use lemon juice to remove the grease.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Before going to sleep always remove all traces of mascara with a good eye make-up remover lotion.
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Cokley managed to remove a small pocket knife from his pocket and cut Deering on the leg.
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If it is not possible to remove the hazard, adequate warnings or instructions will be relevant here.
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In retirement these resentments were removed.
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Nitrates can be diluted by regular water changes, removed by bacteria or various resins.
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The chief said he had decided to remove the Muni buses from Arguello.
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When this dominant fish dies or is removed, his place is taken by the next man on the totem pole.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At several removes from the self in the glass, opposite.
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Jayojit, the economist, arrives in Calcutta already at one remove from his existence.
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Yet, at one remove , his thesis is correct.