arracher

Definitions of arracher
  1. verb
    pull up by or as if by the roots
    synonyms: déraciner, extirper, extraire
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    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    take off or remove
    synonyms: défaire, démonter
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    type of:
    enlever, ôter
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  3. verb
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
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    type of:
    prendre, saisir
    take or capture by force
  4. verb
    pull or pull out sharply
    synonyms: tirer
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    type of:
    tirer
    cause to move by pulling
  5. verb
    pull, or move with a sudden movement
    synonyms: tirer
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    type of:
    tirer
    cause to move by pulling
  6. verb
    rip off violently and forcefully
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    type of:
    enlever, ôter
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  7. verb
    take liquid out of a container or well
    synonyms: essorer, presser, puiser, tirer
    sortir, tirer
    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    retirer, sortir
    remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
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    types:
    siphonner
    convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
    aspirer
    draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
    type of:
    enlever, ôter
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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