phrasal verb

Clear out

Letter CInseparable

Clear out

Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff

Meanings

  • Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff (separable [optional], International English)
  • Leave somewhere (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • I spent the whole weekend CLEARING OUT the attic as it was full of papers and other junk.
  • I told them to CLEAR OUT because they were making so much noise.
  • I've been CLEARING OUT since she moved away.

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