wegdoen

Definitions of wegdoen
  1. verb
    dispose of
    synonyms: afkomen, kwijtraken, ontdoen
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    afdanken, afhameren, opruimen
    throw or cast away
    neerkwakken
    throw away as refuse
  2. verb
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    synonyms: afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, weghalen, wegnemen
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    doen, kuisen, reinigen, reinigend, schoonmaken
    remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
    doen, kuisen, reinigen, reinigend, schoonmaken
    remove shells or husks from
    peuteren
    remove in small bits
    aftrekken, wegrukken, wegspuiten
    rip off violently and forcefully
    afdoen, afnemen, afzetten, uitdoen, uitgaan
    take away or remove
    uithalen, uitnemen
    take out or remove
    ontpitten, pitten
    remove the pits from
    overdrijven, uitsloven
    remove the shucks from
    doppen
    remove the hulls from
    doen, kuisen, reinigen, reinigend, schoonmaken
    remove unwanted substances from
    afpellen, doppen, ontbolsteren, pellen, peulen
    remove the husks from
    brouwen
    remove the burrs from
    wegsaneren
    remove from sight
    afhalen, afhangen, stropen
    take off or remove
    uitbenen
    remove the bones from
    afpellen, doppen, ontbolsteren, pellen, peulen
    remove from its shell or outer covering
    overdrijven, uitsloven
    remove from the shell
    scalperen
    remove the scalp of
    debuggen, ontluizen
    free of lice
    afschuieren, borstelen, schuieren, strijken, uitborstelen
    remove with or as if with a brush
    dreggen, opvissen, uitbaggeren
    remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
    uitslijten
    diminish, as by friction
    afzetten, amputeren
    remove surgically
    afromen, afschuimen
    remove from the surface
    afhalen, stropen
    remove the surface from
    schubben
    remove the scales from
    besnijden
    cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
    doorwroeten, omspitten, spitten
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
    delven, graven
    remove the inner part or the core of
    heenvoeren, wegdragen, wegleiden, wegslepen, wegvoeren
    remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
    uitpakken
    remove from its packing
    ontlasten
    take the burden off; remove the burden from
    lossen, ontladen, uitladen
    remove the charge from
    afdanken
    get rid of
    afhelpen, bevrijden, loswerken, vrijmaken
    remove or force out from a position
    poetsen, schoonhouden, wrijven
    remove while making clean
    afschrijven, afzeggen, cancellen
    remove or make invisible
    scheppen, uittillen
    remove with or as if with a ladle
    kaken, lubben, ontweien
    remove the guts of
    aftrekken
    remove by drawing or pulling
    extraheren, persen, trekken, uitrukken, uittrekken
    take liquid out of a container or well
    trekken, uitkrijgen
    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    opnemen, puren, putten
    remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
    ruien, uitval, uitvallen, verharen
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    ontkleden, uitkleden, uittrekken
    get undressed
    ontbloten
    lay bare
    afstrepen, schrappen, uitschrijven, wegstrepen
    remove from a list
    deleten, wissen
    wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
    afpellen, afschillen, ontvellen, pellen, schillen, vervellen
    strip the skin off
    afpellen, pellen
    remove the bark of a tree
    doorploegen, schaven
    hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
    woelen, wroeten
    dig with the snout
    doorwroeten, omspitten, spitten
    dig (up) with a spade
    steken
    dig with or as if with a shovel
    uitdrukken, uitknijpen, uitpersen, uitwringen
    extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
    afscheuren, plukken
    strip of feathers
    wegtoveren
    carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously
    wegtoveren
    carry off mysteriously; as if by magic
    lossen, ontladen, uitladen
    take the load off (a container or vehicle)
    deleten, gommen, gummen, stuffen, uitgommen, uitgummen, uitvlakken, wissen
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
    leegpompen, uitpompen
    draw or pour with a pump
    aanzuigen, zuigen
    draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
    banen
    move through by or as by digging
    overtrekken
    draw more money from than is available
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