remover
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re·move
(rĭ-mo͞ov′)v. re·moved, re·mov·ing, re·moves
v.tr.
1. To move from a place or position occupied: removed the cups from the table.
2. To transfer or convey from one place to another: removed the family to Texas.
3. To take off: removed my boots.
4. To take away; withdraw: removed the candidate's name from consideration.
5. To do away with; eliminate: remove a stain.
6. To dismiss from an office or position.
v.intr.
1. To change one's place of residence or business; move: "In 1751, I removed from the country to the town" (David Hume).
2. To go away; depart.
3. To be removable: paint that removes with water.
n.
1. The act of removing; removal.
2. Distance or degree of separation or remoteness: "to spill, though at a safe remove, the blood of brave men" (Anthony Burgess).
[Middle English removen, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre : re-, re- + movēre, to move; see move.]
re·mov′a·bil′i·ty, re·mov′a·ble·ness n.
re·mov′a·ble adj.
re·mov′a·bly adv.
re·mov′er n.
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| Noun | 1. |  remover - a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface); "paint remover"; "rust remover"; "hair remover"dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" |
| 2. | remover - someone who works for a company that moves furniture Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom mover - workman employed by a moving company; "the movers were very careful with the grand piano" |
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remover
[rɪˈmuːvəʳ] N2. (= substance) make-up remover → desmaquillador m, desmaquillante m
nail polish remover → quitaesmalte m
stain remover → quitamanchas m inv
nail polish remover → quitaesmalte m
stain remover → quitamanchas m inv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
remover
[rɪˈmuːvər] n (for paint) → décapant m; (for varnish) → dissolvant m make-up remover, stain removerCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
remover
n
(for nail varnish, stains etc) → Entferner m
(Brit: = removal man) → Möbelpacker m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
remover
[rɪˈmuːvəʳ] na. (removal man) → addetto ai traslochi removers npl (Brit) (firm) → ditta fsg or impresa fsg di traslochi
b. (of stains) → smacchiatore m; (of nail varnish) → solvente m; (of paint, varnish) → sverniciatore m
make-up remover → struccatore m
make-up remover → struccatore m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
remove
(rəˈmuːv) verb1. to take away. Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.
2. to take off (a piece of clothing). Please remove your hat.
3. to move to a new house etc. He has removed to London.
reˈmovable adjectivereˈmoval noun
the act of removing or the state of being removed, especially the moving of furniture etc to a new home. After his removal from power, the dictator was sent into exile; Our removal is to take place on Monday; (also adjective) a removal van.
reˈmover noun a person or thing that removes. a stain remover; a firm of furniture removers.
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