clean out

verb

cleaned out; cleaning out; cleans out

1

: to remove unwanted things from (a room, closet, etc.)

We spent the weekend cleaning out the garage.

2

informal : to steal or take everything from (someone or something)

The thieves broke in and cleaned out the store.

3

informal : to use up all or most of the money of (someone)

Buying the house really cleaned us out. Now we're broke.

Examples of clean out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Exposing the dental pulp and cleaning out the cavity’s contents also would have deadened the nerves and blood vessels there, leading to pain relief, Zubova said. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 May 2026

People, who had so much more free time, started cleaning out their garages and reselling their book and video collection to We CanBe Heroes. —Daily News, 8 May 2026

Another tip for keeping healthy drains is to add cleaning out your drains to your weekly chore list. —Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 May 2026

While the average Fort Worth resident may understand the importance of servicing their HVAC unit or cleaning out gutters, pest management is often viewed as a necessity only after the problem is visible. —Kody Boye, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026

Rhymes for clean out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout