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A short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music
“For the sake of fairness, here is a short extract from one of the letters I received from Dan today.”
A preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form
“However, this method lacks both selectivity and sensitivity and measurements of quinones require concentration of the extract and removal of substances that strongly absorb ultraviolet light.”
An idea or outline of something
A small amount of something
A particular type of medicinal solution
An opportunity to see a film, exhibition, or play before it is shown to the public
The liquid obtained from or present in fruit or vegetables
A frequently repeated quotation or stock phrase
Taste perceived in food or liquid in the mouth
Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly
Iron lever
A part or portion of something which is allotted to someone
Drink made from plants, fruits
The aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its character
A range from which to select
Remove or take out, especially by effort or force
“The simplest way to deal with the problem is to extract the software, remove the old binary, then build anew.”
Select a quotation
“To allow full-text retrieval ability, the system should be able to extract text from the transformed file.”
To take by selection
“When one attempts to extract something meaningful from this passage, one faces an uphill struggle, yet this is by no means an isolated example of such wilful obfuscation and hyperbole.”
To obtain (something such as money or information) from someone unwilling to give it
“During criminal investigation police frequently resort to torture to extract information from suspects while they are in their custody.”
To obtain (a substance or resource) from something by a special method
“The five-megawatt reactor at Yongbyon generates spent fuel rods laced with plutonium, but they must be removed and reprocessed to extract the plutonium for use in a nuclear weapon.”
To physically loosen or remove an embedded object
To display or show (something) for others to see
To obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine
To derive or extract something from someone, especially underhandedly
To impose an undesirable consequence on
To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid
To remove unwanted elements from a group
Mention as an example
To cause to be empty or vacant
To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of
Computing function
Place in an archive
To discover something (after searching)
Excise, remove
Levy charge on property, income
To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of
Use to advantage
Cut, rip an object
To collect or gather
To consume a liquid
Catch or try to catch fish, typically by using a net or hook and line
To remember or bring back to mind
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