United StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaGeneral Englishinformalcolloquial
- To complete the full duration of a fixed term of office, service, or imprisonment so that the person is no longer serving that term.
- To reach the end of an assigned or elected term and therefore cease to hold the associated position.
United KingdomUnited StatesGeneral Englishneutralinformal
- To take a single academic or work term away from regular participation (for example, to pause studies or duties for the duration of a term).
- To sit out or refrain from participating for the duration of a term.
General Englishinformalrare
- To remove or omit a particular term, word, or expression from a text or statement (a less common, colloquial usage formed by analogy with phrasal verbs such as 'strip out').