abbreviate, ablate, abolish, abrade, abrase, abridge, annul, bark, black out, blast, blot, blot out, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, bump off, cancel, censor, chafe, croak, cross, cross out, cut, dele, delete, destroy, disannul, do in, edit, edit out, efface, eliminate, eradicate, erode, expunge, expurgate, file, fix, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, get, get rid of, give the business, gnaw, gnaw away, grate, graze, grind, gun down, hit, ice, kill, lay out, negate, nullify, obliterate, off, omit, polish off, rasp, raze, remove, rescind, rub away, rub off, rub out, rule out, scour, scrape, scratch, scratch out, scrub, scuff, settle, skin, sponge, sponge out, strike, strike off, strike out, take care of, void, waste, wear, wear away, wipe out, withdraw, zap