CLEAR OUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Empty completely

Example:

We cleaned out all the drawers

Synonyms:

clean out; clear out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "clear out" is one way to...):

empty (make void or empty of contents)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear out"):

clinker (clear out the cinders and clinker from)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Clear out the chest and lungs

Example:

This drug expectorates quickly

Synonyms:

clear out; drive out; expectorate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "clear out" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Meaning:

Move out and leave nothing behind

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "clear out" is one way to...):

move out (move out of one's old house or office)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s