elimination

n 1: the act of removing or getting rid of something [syn: {riddance}]

2: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: {evacuation},

{excretion}, {excreting}, {voiding}]

3: analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities

followed by the systematic elimination of unacceptable

alternatives [syn: {reasoning by elimination}]

4: the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by

combining equations

5: the murder of a competitor [syn: {liquidation}]