- clear out
- 1) (to get rid of: He cleared the rubbish out of the attic.) enlever2) (to make tidy by emptying etc: He has cleared out the attic.) débarrasser
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clear-out — n [C usually singular] BrE informal a process in which you get rid of unwanted objects or possessions ▪ I had a clear out and got rid of a lot of old toys … Dictionary of contemporary English
clear out — index eliminate (eradicate), evacuate, flee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
clear out — {v.} 1. To take everything out of; empty. * /When Bill was moved to another class he cleared out his desk./ 2. {informal} To leave suddenly; go away; depart. * /The cop told the boys to clear out./ * /Bob cleared out without paying his room… … Dictionary of American idioms
clear out — {v.} 1. To take everything out of; empty. * /When Bill was moved to another class he cleared out his desk./ 2. {informal} To leave suddenly; go away; depart. * /The cop told the boys to clear out./ * /Bob cleared out without paying his room… … Dictionary of American idioms
clear out — verb a) to completely empty We had to clear out the attic so the guest could sleep there. b) to remove or eject (from), especially forcibly clear out your inbox to make more space … Wiktionary
clear-out — noun The act of emptying something. We should give the garage a clear out to make space for the new car … Wiktionary
clear out — phr verb Clear out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑rubbish, ↑underbrush … Collocations dictionary
clear out — Synonyms and related words: abscond, absquatulate, abstract, be off, beat a retreat, beat it, begone, bleach, blow, blow out, bolt, bowdlerize, cast off, cast out, chuck, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear, clear away, clear off, clear… … Moby Thesaurus
clear out — I go, decamp (See departure). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To empty] Syn. clean out, dispose of, get rid of; see eliminate 1 , empty 2 , remove 1 . 2. [*To leave] Syn. depart, go, remove oneself; see leave 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb See … English dictionary for students
clear out — verb Date: 1792 intransitive verb depart transitive verb to drive out or away usually forcibly … New Collegiate Dictionary
To clear out — Clear Clear (kl[=e]r), v. i. 1. To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; of the weather; often followed by up, off, or away. [1913 Webster] So foul a sky clears not without a storm. Shak. [1913 Webster] Advise him to stay till the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
