clean out
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(verb) empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers" |
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Synonyms: clear out |
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Related Words: clinker, empty |
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(verb) deprive completely of money or goods: "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours" |
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Related Words: deprive, dispossess, divest, strip |
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(verb) force out: "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers" |
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Synonyms: drive out |
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Related Words: can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, sack, send away, terminate |
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