clear out

verb

cleared out; clearing out; clears out

transitive verb

: to drive out or away usually forcibly

Examples of clear out in a Sentence

police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding
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Regularly clear out the basket and find permanent homes for the contents. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024 A week later Posen cleared out two closets and Ball moved in. Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024 Normally, the body’s immune system clears out damaged cells, but with more aging than healthy cells, this task gets harder to do over time. Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024 The incoming winter weather has prompted NWS meteorologists to urge some New Yorkers to delay post-Thanksgiving travel until the storm clears out. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clear out 

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of clear out was in 1613

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Cite this Entry

“Clear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20out. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

clear out

verb
1
: to go or run away often suddenly or secretly
a horse broke loose and cleared out
cleared out without paying me back
2
: to drive out or away usually with force
police cleared out the demonstrators
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