Eighty — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Eighty (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. to get rid of as useless or unwanted

   "decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood"

   similar: cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, discard, ditch, dump, exorcise, fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off), throw away, throw out, toss, unload, dispose of, set aside
   related: abandon, abdicate, desert, forsake, dismiss, kick out, abolish, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, remove, root (out), stamp (out), wipe out
   near: adopt, embrace, take on, employ, use, utilize, hold, hold back, keep, retain

2. to get rid of as useless or unwanted

   "decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood"

   similar: cashiered, cast (off), chucked, deep-sixed, discarded, ditched, dumped, exorcised, flung (off or away), jettisoned, junked, laid by, lost, pitched, rejected, scrapped, shed, shucked (off), sloughed (off), threw away, threw out, tossed, unloaded, disposed of, set aside
   related: abandoned, abdicated, deserted, forsook, dismissed, kicked out, abolished, annihilated, eliminated, eradicated, expunged, exterminated, extinguished, extirpated, liquidated, removed, rooted (out), stamped (out), wiped out
   near: adopted, embraced, took on, employed, used, utilized, held, held back, kept, retained

3. to get rid of as useless or unwanted

   "decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood"

   similar: cashiers, casts (off), chucks, deep-sixes, discards, ditches, dumps, exorcises, flings (off or away), jettisons, junks, lays by, loses, pitches, rejects, scraps, sheds, shucks (off), sloughs (off), throws away, throws out, tosses, unloads, disposes of, sets aside
   related: abandons, abdicates, deserts, forsakes, dismisses, kicks out, abolishes, annihilates, eliminates, eradicates, expunges, exterminates, extinguishes, extirpates, liquidates, removes, roots (out), stamps (out), wipes out
   near: adopts, embraces, takes on, employs, uses, utilizes, holds, holds back, keeps, retains

4. to get rid of as useless or unwanted

   "decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood"

   similar: cashiering, casting (off), chucking, deep-sixing, discarding, ditching, dumping, exorcising, flinging (off or away), jettisoning, junking, laying by, losing, pitching, rejecting, scrapping, shedding, shucking (off), sloughing (off), throwing away, throwing out, tossing, unloading, disposing of, setting aside
   related: abandoning, abdicating, deserting, forsaking, dismissing, kicking out, abolishing, annihilating, eliminating, eradicating, expunging, exterminating, extinguishing, extirpating, liquidating, removing, rooting (out), stamping (out), wiping out
   near: adopting, embracing, taking on, employing, using, utilizing, holding, holding back, keeping, retaining