a short piece or extract

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• extract — ex|tract1 [ıkˈstrækt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of extrahere, from trahere to pull ] 1.) formal to remove an object from somewhere, especially with difficulty ▪ You ll have to have that tooth extracted . extract… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• extract — 1 verb (T) 1 to remove an object from somewhere, especially by pulling it: You ll have to have that wisdom tooth extracted. | extract sth from sth: Prue managed to extract the stopper from the bottle. 2 to carefully remove a substance from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• extract */*/ — I UK [ɪkˈstrækt] / US [ɪkˈstrækt] verb [transitive] Word forms extract : present tense I/you/we/they extract he/she/it extracts present participle extracting past tense extracted past participle extracted 1) formal to remove something from a… …   English dictionary

• extract — ex|tract1 [ ık strækt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) FORMAL to remove something from a particular place: TAKE OUT: He opened a drawer and extracted a file. a ) to remove a substance from another substance: The pulp was crushed to extract the juice.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• extract — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 passage from a book/piece of music ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ long VERB + EXTRACT ▪ read (esp. BrE) ▪ p …   Collocations dictionary

• extract — [ɪkˈstrækt] verb [T] I 1) to remove something from something else Syn: obtain a method of extracting sulphur from copper ore[/ex] 2) to get information from someone using force II noun extract [ˈekstrækt] 1) [C] a short piece of writing that is… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Extract, transform, load — Extract, transform and load (ETL) is a process in database usage and especially in data warehousing that involves: Extracting data from outside sources Transforming it to fit operational needs (which can include quality levels) Loading it into… …   Wikipedia

• extract — ► VERB 1) remove with care or effort. 2) obtain (money, information, etc.) from someone unwilling to give it. 3) obtain (a substance or resource) from something by a special method. 4) select (a passage from a text, film, or piece of music) for… …   English terms dictionary

• extract — verb ɪk strakt, ɛk 1》 remove, especially by effort or force.     ↘obtain (money, information, etc.) from someone unwilling to give it. 2》 obtain (a substance) from something by a special method. 3》 select (a passage from a text, film, or piece of …   English new terms dictionary

• short — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not measuring much from one end to the other VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• extract — v. & n. v.tr. 1 remove or take out, esp. by effort or force (anything firmly rooted). 2 obtain (money, an admission, etc.) with difficulty or against a person s will. 3 obtain (a natural resource) from the earth. 4 select or reproduce for… …   Useful english dictionary