Extract | Mean of extract in English Dictionary

/ɪkˈstrækt/

• Verb
• to remove (something) by pulling it out or cutting it out
1. He extracted a credit card from his wallet.
2. I had to have a tooth extracted.
3. The tumor was surgically extracted.
• to get (information, a response, etc.) from someone who does not want to give it
1. We finally extracted a confession from him.
2. extract a promise
• to get (something, such as information) from something
1. Investigators were able to extract useful information from the company's financial records.
2. They are hoping to extract new insights from the test results.

• to get (a substance) from something by the use of a machine or chemicals
1. The machines extract the juice from the apples.
2. oil extracted from sunflower seeds
3. venom extracted from poisonous snakes
• to choose and take out (parts of a written work) for a separate use
1. He extracted [=excerpted] a few lines from a favorite poem for use in his speech.
• to remove yourself from a difficult situation
1. He has been unable to extract himself from his legal difficulties.
• Noun
• a substance that you get from something by using a machine or chemicals
1. The recipe calls for a tablespoon of vanilla extract.
2. herbal extracts
• a short piece of writing that is taken from a longer work (such as a book)
1. The anthology includes extracts [=excerpts] from the works of several well-known authors.