abbreviate, ablate, abrade, abrase, abridge, annihilate, assassinate, bark, blast, blot, blot out, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, bump off, cancel, censor, chafe, cool, croak, cross out, cut, decimate, dele, delete, demolish, do in, dust off, edit, edit out, efface, erase, erode, expunge, expurgate, file, finish, fix, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, get, give the business, gnaw, gnaw away, grate, graze, grind, gun down, hit, ice, kill, knock off, lay out, liquidate, obliterate, off, omit, polish off, put away, rasp, raze, rescind, rub away, rub off, ruin, rule out, scour, scrape, scratch, scratch out, scrub, scuff, settle, shatter, skin, smash, sponge, sponge out, strike, strike off, strike out, take care of, void, waste, wear, wear away, wipe out, wreck, zap