clear away

verb

1. adverb to remove (objects) from (the table) after a meal

Idioms and Phrases

see clear out , def. 1.

Example Sentences

When you live outside hurricane impact zones, it's easy to forget that someone is financially responsible for clearing away the rubble, rebuilding infrastructure and supporting people through recovery.

From Salon

The slippery leaf surface is made worse in damp or dewy conditions – but in heavy rain it clears away.

From BBC

From all that, one might assume that the shareholder votes cleared away the legal complexities erected around the 2018 compensation grant by Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick in January.

From Los Angeles Times

The action came less than a month after the police cleared away a pro-Palestinian encampment at the university and arrested 33 people.

From New York Times

A red flag came out with debris littering the track to allow Perez’s mangled Red Bull to be cleared away by a crane.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• abolish
• cut out
• delete
• discard
• discharge
• dismiss
• eliminate
• erase
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• expel
• extract
• get rid of
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• pull out
• raise
• separate
• ship
• take out
• transfer
• transport