oral

/ˈɔːrəl/ adjective

Definition

SPOKEN › spoken: an oral examination an oral agreement

MOUTH › relating to or using the mouth: an oral vaccine oral medication

orally adverb

(Definition of oral adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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