n.
1.a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
2.a passage selected from a larger work extract v.
1.draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort
2.get despite difficulties or obstacles
3.deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
4.extract by the process of distillation
5.separate (a metal) from an ore
6.obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
7.take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
8.calculate the root of a number
Idiom of the Day
for the record
a record of a particular fact is made
For the record, I told the police officer about the events of the previous year.