How to safely uninstall applications

I am attempting to uninstall an application without uninstall option. But I can't find any uninstall utility in OSX for removal of programs( I convert to Mac lately). Just want to know how can I safely uninstall such application. Thanks.

Just to reinforce Nanofreak, and Ron.
Let's say for example that you have Skype installed on your mac. In order to remove the software simply drag it into the trash from your applications folder (or wherever you decided to install it). To remove the "residue" that comes behind it as Ron mentioned, simply click on spotlight and type 'skype' into the search bar for example. You should then see a list of files and / or folders related to that application. Simply check through them and delete them, specifically looking for the preference files which will usually appear like this for example - com.apple.skype.plist
Hope that I may have been of further assistance
-Pos

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Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.
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Some software use startup daemons or agents that are a new feature of the OS. Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.
If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, EasyFind, instead.
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