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clear away

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verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

clear away Idioms  
  1. see clear out, def. 1.


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A serious effort to clear away obsolete and counterproductive rules should be central to that agenda.

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He put sheep in his fields when the grass was tall so they would clear away the vegetation, he said.

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Outside, clear away debris from the condenser unit so it can breathe.

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In the brain, immune cells normally help protect neurons and clear away harmful debris.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

We walk to the spot by the footbridge and clear away the fallen leaves.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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