除 - exclude, division (x/3), remove

extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; rescission

vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)

exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

weeding

major cleanup; spring cleaning

exemption; exoneration; discharge

except; save

striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication