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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Conditions will improve on Sunday morning across the Northeast as skies gradually clear out. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025 After the field had cleared out following batting practice ahead of that Game 3, Pat Sr. took a bucket of balls to the outfield and started pitching them to his son. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025 Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott star in the story of a family who goes to clear out the cabin of Abbott’s estranged father only to find something deadly living in the nearby woods. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025 But as inventories clear out and new Chinese items come ashore, American consumers will start to bear the burden. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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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