Idioms for clear
- absolved of blame or guilt; free: He was suspected of the theft, but evidence put him in the clear.
- en clair.
in the clear,
Origin of clear
1250–1300; Middle English
clere < Anglo-French, Old French
cler < Latin
clārus
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synonym study for clear
3. See
clean.
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British Dictionary definitions for clear out (1 of 2)
clear out
verb (adverb)
(intr) informal
to go away: often used imperatively
(tr)
to remove and sort the contents of (a room, container, etc)
(tr) slang
to leave (someone) with no money
(tr) slang
to exhaust (stocks, goods, etc) completely
(tr)
to get rid of (employees, players, etc, that are no longer required)
noun clear-out
the act or an instance of clearing out
British Dictionary definitions for clear out (2 of 2)
Derived forms of clear
clearable, adjective clearer, noun clearness, nounWord Origin for clear
C13
clere, from Old French
cler, from Latin
clārus clear, bright, brilliant, illustrious
Idioms and Phrases with clear out (1 of 2)
clear out
Also, clear away or off. Remove the contents, take something or someone away, as in I'll clear out this closet so you can use it, or Let me clear away these things, or Please clear off the table. The first phrase dates from the mid-1600s, the second from the mid-1700s, and the third from the early 1700s. Sometimes away and out are omitted, as in Let me clear these things, or Please clear the table. Also see clean up, def. 1.
Depart suddenly or run away, as in We cleared out before our landlord could stop us. [Early 1800s]
Drive or force out, as in The police cleared out the restaurant in no time. [Mid-1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with clear out (2 of 2)
clear