clear out

verb

cleared out; clearing out; clears out

intransitive verb

: depart

transitive verb

: to drive out or away usually forcibly

Synonyms of clear out

• disperse

Examples of clear out in a Sentence

police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators

everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding

Recent Examples on the Web

This model is made for larger homes with a lot of pet fur, and its detangling design means no more manually clearing out hair clogs from the vacuum turbines. —Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026

The company is currently running its first clinical trial — testing a pill designed to enhance the body’s ability to better clear out protein aggregates in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. —Allison Deangelis, STAT, 22 May 2026

Regularly clear out expired food, outdated medicine, and unnecessary paperwork to stay organized. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 May 2026

Every Tuesday, volunteers clear out invasive plant species and restore native habitats, with the site alternating between the river mouth in Ocean Beach and along areas further inland near Mission Valley. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for clear out

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

Kids Definition

clear out

verb

1

: to go or run away often suddenly or secretly

a horse broke loose and cleared out

cleared out without paying me back

2

: to drive out or away usually with force

police cleared out the demonstrators