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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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More broadly, he said, the city needs to put pressure on commercial building owners to clear out fire debris that remains on their properties.

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The only way to move forward, I was convinced, was to clear out my closet so intensely that I could start over completely.

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James: Just goes from bad to worse - the whole club needs a clear out.

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But when city officials came back around and said they were going to begin a controlled burn at the home, the couple cleared out.

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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.

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