abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, ad-lib, amputate, annihilate, ban, bar, blot out, blue-pencil, bob, bowdlerize, cancel, cast off, cast out, censor, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, clip, cook up, crop, cross out, cull, cut, cut away, cut off, cut out, dash off, delete, deport, dispose of, do offhand, dock, edit, edit out, eject, elide, eliminate, enucleate, eradicate, erase, except, excise, exclude, exile, expatriate, expel, expunge, expurgate, extemporize, extinguish, extirpate, fake, get quit of, get rid of, get shut of, improvisate, improvise, isolate, jury-rig, kill, knock off, lash up, liquidate, lop, make up, mutilate, nip, omit, outlaw, pare, peel, pick out, play by ear, prune, purge, remove, rescind, root out, root up, rub out, rule out, scrap the plan, set apart, set aside, shave, shear, stamp out, strike, strike out, strip, strip off, take off, take out, throw off, throw over, throw overboard, throw together, toss off, toss out, truncate, vamp, void, weed out, whip up, whomp up, wing it, wipe out