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)

noun

1. the act or an instance of clearing out

Example Sentences

Since August, she’s overseen an aggressive campaign to clear out large tent encampments.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s previously promised to clear out the Biden Department of Justice and fire Smith.

From Salon

“Why can’t we make New York, for example, white again? Why can’t we clear out and reclaim Miami?”

From Salon

And like Breed, they say they want to clear out tent encampments and end rampant drug dealing in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times

Officials urged residents around the state’s Gulf Coast to clear out, and move further inland.

From BBC

Related Words

• clean out
• dispose of
• get rid of