(v): remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
(v): get despite difficulties or obstacles
(v): come into possession of
(v): deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
(v): make sense of; assign a meaning to
(v): extract by the process of distillation
(v): make or cause to be or to become
(v): separate (a metal) from an ore
(v): divide into components or constituents
(v): obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
(v): come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
(v): take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
(v): pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
(v): calculate the root of a number
(v): make a mathematical calculation or computation
(n): a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
(n): a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
(n): a passage selected from a larger work
(n): a section of text; particularly a section of medium length