remove from action

remove from action <name> deletes patterns from the standard library's grammar. Restate the lines you want gone — each line names one standard pattern by shape:

remove from action taking
  get the item
  take up the item

take the lamp still works; get the lamp now gets "I don't understand." The action itself is untouched — only the phrasings you listed stop reaching it.

Removals are exact, and loud

A line must match a standard pattern's shape exactly, slot names included (taking calls its object the item — see the standard grammar on the reference page). A line that matches nothing is a load error that shows you what is actually there — never a silent no-op:

LoadError: `remove from action taking` — no standard rule matches
`grab the thing`. The action's standard patterns are: take the item,
get the item, grab the item, …

A misspelled action name fails the same way, with a suggestion.

Removing to reorder

When two patterns compete and the wrong one wins, you can remove the competitor — or leave it and restate the line you want under the other action, since a story's grammar always outranks the standard library's. Both idioms are shown on extend action.

Removals are story declarations — write them in the story file or in a spliced .chord fragment (multi-file stories). They are story-scoped: the standard grammar itself stays pristine, and other stories are unaffected.