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

On Santa Clara Street, city crews swept in Nov. 1 to clear out tents, belongings and piles of trash.

From Los Angeles Times

Cells have a waste disposal system to clear out defective molecules, and this protective mechanism was activated in cells lacking USP39.

From Science Daily

On Florida Street, people are busy at work trying to fix broken doors and clear out the mud.

From BBC

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

Related Words

• clean out
• dispose of
• get rid of