Definition of "remove" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To delete.

2. (transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.

   • He removed the marbles from the bag.

3. (transitive) To murder.

4. (cricket, transitive) To dismiss a batsman.

5. (transitive) To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).

6. (intransitive, now rare) To depart, to leave; to move oneself or be moved.

7. (intransitive, archaic) To change one's residence or place of business; to move.

8. To dismiss or discharge from office.

   • The President removed many postmasters.

noun

1. The act of removing something.

2. (cooking, now chiefly historical) A dish served to replace an earlier one during a meal; a part of a new course.

3. (British) (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last

4. A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")

5. Distance in time or space; interval.

6. (figurative, by extension) Emotional distance or indifference.

7. (figurative, by extension) State of mind allowing for a certain degree of objectivity in evaluating things.

8. (dated) The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.

9. The act of resetting a horse's shoe.