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clear away

British  

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

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Normally, an enzyme called neprilysin helps clear away Aβ.

From Science Daily Feb. 17, 2026

The main area of rain will clear away to the north-east during Tuesday.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2025

Their technology got the brain to clear away as much as 45% of the amyloid-beta protein clumps associated with dementia.

From MarketWatch Nov. 1, 2025

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

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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