<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.</li><li>Synonyms: part, section, portion, selection.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to take or select (a passage) from a book, film, or the like; extract.</li><li>to take or select passages from (a book, film, or the like); abridge by choosing representative sections.</li></ul>