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

The home’s whole-house speaker system sends music clear out to the tennis court, front yard and pool. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Survelliance video from the apartment showed the suspect and several others appearing to clear out glass and debris from the bed of the pickup truck, and placing tape over apparent bullet holes in the truck's tailgate, charges allege. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

His team began clearing out an informal dump site, eventually transforming it into a community garden. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

In mid-August, the Hollywood blockbusters tend to clear out of movie theaters and smaller indie titles move in. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 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