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View synonyms for clear out

clear out

verb

  1. informal.
    intr to go away: often used imperatively
  2. tr to remove and sort the contents of (a room, container, etc)
  3. slang.
    tr to leave (someone) with no money
  4. slang.
    tr to exhaust (stocks, goods, etc) completely
  5. tr to get rid of (employees, players, etc, that are no longer required)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the act or an instance of clearing out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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She advises it's a good idea to clear out the cookies on your browser from time to time, and reduce the cookies you accept.

From BBC

The Pentagon’s "let’s clear out old stockpiles" strategy?

From Salon

In the months since, civic leaders across California have launched a variety of punitive tactics aimed at clearing out homeless camps and ushering people into shelter and treatment.

Trump has frequently suggested that Gaza should be cleared out, the Palestinians who live there relocated to Egypt and Jordan.

From Salon

About 2,300 properties have been submitted to contractors who are slated to clear out the debris, but the county has identified over 13,500 eligible parcels across the two fire zones.

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