To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
To select parts of a whole
To determine (a root of a number).
To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.
To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
Something that is extracted or drawn out.
Ancestry; descent.
A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
Engage in rough-and-tumble activity
active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm
highly competitive
An environment of rough activity
Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight.
A person who characteristically engages in such activity