| 100% | SHEARED | 7 | Took the wool off a sheep |
| 75% | SHEAR | 5 | To cut the wool off a sheep or alpaca |
| 59% | PEELS | 5 | Takes the skin off a fruit |
| 55% | UNROOF | 6 | Take the top off, in a way |
| 55% | SAND | 4 | Take the edge off, in a way |
| 55% | UNSCREW | 7 | To take the lid off a jar |
| 55% | UNHAT | 5 | Take the top off of, in a way |
| 55% | UNCAP | 5 | Take the lid off, as a soda bottle |
| 55% | UNCAP | 5 | Take the top off of, as a pen |
| 54% | SHEAR | 5 | Cut the wool from, as a sheep |
| 53% | REPEALED | 8 | Took a law off the books |
| 53% | UNSADDLES | 9 | Takes a load off the back |
| 53% | MOW | 3 | Take a little off the top? |
| 53% | TRIM | 4 | Take a little off the top |
| 53% | TRIMS | 5 | Takes a bit off the top |
| 52% | SHORN | 5 | Like a sheep, after its wool is cut off |
| 52% | NAB | 3 | Take a criminal off the streets, say |
| 52% | TRIM | 4 | Take a little off the top, say |
| 51% | PLUCK | 5 | Take off a flower from the stem, say |
| 51% | WEANING | 7 | Taking a child off the mother's milk |
| 51% | UNINVITED | 9 | Taken off the guest list of a party |
| 51% | TRIMMING | 8 | Taking a little off the top or the side |
| 50% | SCRAPING | 8 | Taking off the top layer of paint with a tool |
| 50% | RUNWAY | 6 | The long tarmac strip that a plane takes off from |
| 50% | ALOPECIA | 8 | It can take a little off the top |
| 50% | RECALLS | 7 | Takes off the market, in a way |
| 48% | FLEECING | 8 | Taking the wool from |
| 47% | VETO | 4 | Ability to take a nominee off the eviction block, on "Big Brother" |
| 46% | SHEAR | 5 | Shave the wool off |
| 46% | SHEAR | 5 | Cut the wool off |