eliminating

Definition of eliminating in English English dictionary: present participle of eliminate
eliminate: To excrete (waste products)
eliminate: to exclude (from investigation or from further competition)
John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.
eliminate: to separate and cast aside
eliminate: {v} to expel or set at liberty
eliminate: do away with
eliminate: To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty
eliminate: To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists
eliminate: remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race
eliminate: When a person or team is eliminated from a competition, they are defeated and so take no further part in the competition. I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals If you are eliminated in the show-jumping then you are out of the complete competition. = knock out
eliminate: {f} remove, get rid of
eliminate: To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely. The Sex Discrimination Act has not eliminated discrimination in employment If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet. + elimination elimi·na·tion the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons
eliminate: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics" remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race
eliminate: dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
eliminate: terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"
eliminate: To kill (a person or animal)
eliminate: To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration
eliminate: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
eliminate: To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion
eliminate: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
eliminate: To separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system
eliminate: remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
eliminate: remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
eliminate: To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity
eliminate: If someone says that they have eliminated an enemy, they mean that they have killed them. By using the word `eliminate', they are trying to make the action sound more positive than if they used the word `kill'. He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents