Dictionary entry details
• EXTRACT (noun)
Meaning:
A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
extract; infusion
Hypernyms ("extract" is a kind of...):
solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extract"):
pancreatin (extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions)
black catechu; catechu (extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally)
beef tea; Bovril (an extract of beef (given to people who are ill))
Meaning:
A passage selected from a larger work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
excerpt; excerption; extract; selection
Context example:
he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
Hypernyms ("extract" is a kind of...):
passage (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extract"):
chrestomathy (a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language)
analecta; analects (a collection of excerpts from a literary work)
clipping; cutting; newspaper clipping; press clipping; press cutting (an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine)
cut; track (a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc)
citation; quotation; quote (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)
Instance hyponyms:
Haftarah; Haftorah; Haphtarah; Haphtorah (a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah)
• EXTRACT (verb)
Meaning:
Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
extract; pull out; pull up; draw out; take out; pull
Context examples:
pull weeds / extract a bad tooth / take out a splinter / extract information from the telegram
Hypernyms (to "extract" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extract"):
squeeze out; wring out (extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing)
demodulate (extract information from a modulated carrier wave)
thread (remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Get despite difficulties or obstacles
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions
Hypernyms (to "extract" is one way to...):
obtain (come into possession of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
educe; elicit; evoke; extract; draw out
Context example:
We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
Hypernyms (to "extract" is one way to...):
construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Extract by the process of distillation
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
distil; distill; extract
Context example:
distill the essence of this compound
Hypernyms (to "extract" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extract"):
moonshine (distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Separate (a metal) from an ore
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "extract" is one way to...):
separate (divide into components or constituents)
Domain category:
excavation; mining (the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
press out; extract; express
Context example:
Italians express coffee rather than filter it
Hypernyms (to "extract" is one way to...):
acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extract"):
ream (squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
excerpt; extract; take out
Hypernyms (to "extract" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Calculate the root of a number
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "extract" is one way to...):
calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
