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ALL meanings of clear out

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  • phrasal verb clear out If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place. 3
  • phrasal verb clear out If you clear out a container, room, or house, you tidy it and throw away the things in it that you no longer want. 3
  • countable noun clear out When you have a clear-out, you collect together all the things that you do not want and throw them away. 3
  • verb clear out to go away: often used imperatively 3
  • verb clear out to remove and sort the contents of (a room, container, etc) 3
  • verb clear out to leave (someone) with no money 3
  • verb clear out to exhaust (stocks, goods, etc) completely 3
  • verb clear out to get rid of (employees, players, etc, that are no longer required) 3
  • noun clear out the act or an instance of clearing out 3
  • noun clear out a disposal or removal of objects 3
  • noun clear out to clear by emptying 3
  • noun clear out to go away; depart 3
  • adjective clear out free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day. 1
  • adjective clear out transparent; pellucid: clear water. 1
  • adjective clear out without discoloration, defect, or blemish: a clear complexion; a clear pane of glass. 1
  • adjective clear out of a pure, even color: a clear yellow. 1
  • adjective clear out easily seen; sharply defined: a clear outline. 1
  • adjective clear out distinctly perceptible to the ear; easily heard: a clear sound. 1
  • adjective clear out free from hoarse, harsh, or rasping qualities: a clear voice; clear as a bell. 1
  • adjective clear out easily understood; without ambiguity: clear, concise answers. 1
  • adjective clear out entirely comprehensible; completely understood: The ultimate causes of inflation may never be clear. 1
  • adjective clear out distinct; evident; plain: a clear case of misbehavior. 1
  • adjective clear out free from confusion, uncertainty, or doubt: clear thinking. 1
  • adjective clear out perceiving or discerning distinctly: a clear mind. 1
  • adjective clear out convinced; certain: He was not clear on the first point that she made but agreed with the others. 1
  • adjective clear out free from anything that would disturb or blame: a clear conscience. 1
  • adjective clear out free from suspicion of guilt or complicity: She was entirely clear of the crime until one of her accomplices turned informer. 1
  • adjective clear out serene; calm; untroubled: a clear brow. 1
  • adjective clear out free from obstructions or obstacles; open: a clear view; a clear path. 1
  • adjective clear out free from entanglement or contact: He kept clear of her after the argument. She managed to keep her dress clear of the mud. 1
  • adjective clear out without limitation or qualification; absolute: a clear victory. 1
  • adjective clear out free from obligation, liability, or debt: After twenty years, our house is clear of the mortgage. Municipal bonds were returning as much as 9 percent, clear of taxes. 1
  • adjective clear out without deduction or diminution: a clear $1000 after taxes. 1
  • adjective clear out freed or emptied of contents, cargo, etc. 1
  • adjective clear out (of tree trunks or timber) free from branches, knots, or other protruding or rough parts: The trunk was clear for 20 feet above the ground. 1
  • adjective clear out Phonetics. (of an l- sound) having front-vowel resonance; situated before a vowel in the same syllable. Compare dark (def 16a). (of a speech sound) produced without frication or aspiration. 1
  • adjective clear out (in cryptography) not coded or enciphered. Compare plaintext. 1
  • adjective clear out bright; shining: a clear flame. 1
  • adjective clear out Obsolete. illustrious. 1
  • adverb clear out in a clear or distinct manner; clearly. 1
  • adverb clear out so as not to be in contact with or near; away (often followed by of): Stand clear of the closing doors. 1
  • adverb clear out entirely; completely; clean: to cut a piece clear off; to climb clear to the top; to run clear off the road. 1
  • verb with object clear out to remove people or objects from (usually followed by of): to clear a courtroom of photographers; to clear the table of dishes. 1
  • verb with object clear out to remove (people or objects) (usually followed by from): to clear the photographers from the courtroom; to clear the dishes from the table. 1
  • verb with object clear out to make clear, transparent, or pellucid; free from cloudiness or impurities: to clear a liquid by means of a filter. 1
  • verb with object clear out to make free of confusion, doubt, or uncertainty: He spoke to his supervisor to clear his mind about their working relationship. 1
  • verb with object clear out to make understandable or lucid; free from ambiguity or obscurity: She rephrased the report in order to clear the essential points. 1
  • verb with object clear out to make (a path, road, etc.) by removing any obstruction: He had to cut away the underbrush to clear a path. 1
  • verb with object clear out to eat all the food on: to clear one's plate. 1
  • verb with object clear out to relieve (the throat) of some obstruction, as phlegm, by forcing air through the larynx, usually producing a rasping sound. 1
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