extricateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈek.strɪ.keɪt/us/ˈek.strɪ.keɪt/formalto remove something or set something free with difficulty:
It took hours to extricate the car from the sand.
I tried to extricate myself from the situation.
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Removing and extracting
- ablate
- clear the decks idiom
- cream sth/sb off
- descale
- dislodge
- extract
- gouge
- milk
- pull (sb/sth) out
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- pump
- removable
- remove
- remover
- root
- rout
- scratch
- siphon
- syphon
- take sth away
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Separating and dividing
extrication
noun [ U ] uk/ˌek.strɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.strəˈkeɪ.ʃən/