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clear away — verb remove from sight • Syn: ↑clear off • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
clear away — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms clear away : present tense I/you/we/they clear away he/she/it clears away present participle clearing away past tense cleared away past participle cleared away to remove something that you have… … English dictionary
clear away — PHRASAL VERB When you clear things away or clear away, you put away the things that you have been using, especially for eating or cooking. [V P n (not pron)] The waitress had cleared away the plates and brought coffee... [V P] Tania cooked,… … English dictionary
clear away — phr verb Clear away is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debris, ↑dish, ↑plate, ↑rubble, ↑thing, ↑underbrush, ↑vegetation … Collocations dictionary
clear away the cobwebs — blow/clear/away the cobwebs phrase to make you feel more lively and think more clearly I went for a walk to blow away the cobwebs. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym Main entry: cobweb … Useful english dictionary
clear away — Synonyms and related words: abstract, attenuate, blow, blow off, blow out, cast forth, cast off, cast out, chuck, clean out, clear, clear off, clear out, clear the decks, cut out, defecate, deplete, deport, dilute, disembarrass, disembroil,… … Moby Thesaurus
clear away — Become fair, clear off, clear up, break, break away … New dictionary of synonyms
clear away — remove the remains of a meal from the table. → clear … English new terms dictionary
clear away — move away from; clean rubble from … English contemporary dictionary
clear — [klir] adj. [ME cler < OFr < L clarus, orig., clear sounding, hence clear, bright: for IE base see CLAMOR] 1. free from clouds or mist; bright; light [a clear day] 2. free from cloudiness, muddiness, etc.; transparent or pure; not turbid [a … English World dictionary
