clear away

British  

verb

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

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clear away Idioms  

1. see clear out, def. 1.

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Example Sentences

Local people busied themselves with clearing away the rubble and recovering a few possessions.

From Barron's

Rights groups have been critical of some of Balen’s measures, saying they hurt the poor, such as clearing away street vendors from sidewalks and attempting to evict unauthorized settlements from public lands.

From The Wall Street Journal

They help control how genetic instructions in DNA are converted into proteins, assist in clearing away cellular waste that could otherwise become toxic, and can even play a role in suppressing tumor growth.

From Science Daily

Handsome took the hairbrush from Duane and began to meticulously clear away the weeds from Twitch’s fur.

From Literature

We cleared away the remnants of our meal and lay on our mats by the water’s edge.

From Literature

Related Words

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• extract
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• raise
• separate
• ship
• take out
• transfer
• transport