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  • verb To force people or animals to leave a place where they are hiding.
  • verb To clean by forcing a lot of water, or other cleaning liquid, through a dirty container or conduit.
  • verb finance To eliminate other possible hostile bidders in a takeover attempt.

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  • To harry something out of a hiding place. NOT to be confused with flesh out.

    June 18, 2009