the act of removing or getting rid of something

[ Syn: riddance ]

the bodily process of discharging waste matter

[ Syn: evacuation , excretion , excreting , voiding ]

analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives

[ Syn: reasoning by elimination ]

the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations

the murder of a competitor

[ Syn: liquidation ]