elimination
n. C / Un. the act of removing something completely or getting rid of it. In a competition, it means being knocked out so you cannot continue.
n. the complete removal or exclusion of something; the process of being expelled from a competition or system. Often used in technical contexts to describe the systematic removal of variables or waste products.
The team faces elimination if they lose this game.
The doctor recommended the elimination of dairy from my diet to see if my health improved.
Through a process of elimination, the detectives ruled out every suspect who had a verifiable alibi for the night of the crime.
Borrowed from Latin ēliminātiō, from eliminate + -ion.
Uncountable when referring to the general process of removal; countable when referring to specific instances or rounds in a tournament.