"excludes" in the verb sense

1. exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

"The bad results were excluded from the report"

"Leave off the top piece"

2. exclude, keep out, shut out, shut

prevent from entering shut out

"The trees were shutting out all sunlight"

"This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

3. exclude

lack or fail to include

"The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

4. bar, debar, exclude

prevent from entering keep out

"He was barred from membership in the club"

5. eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out

put out or expel from a place

"The unruly student was excluded from the game"

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