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

Following 15 years of work, researchers from the University of Toronto have uncovered a specific molecule found in cancerous cells that can break down misfolded proteins in the brain, allowing for them to be cleared out instead of accumulating. —New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026

As wind speeds come down and skies clear out overnight, everything now seems to be in place for temperatures to tumble in the overnight hours. —Ron Smiley, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026

If that's correct, then not enough time has passed for solar radiation to have cleared out all the dust sprayed into space by the asteroid breaking up. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Break down and recycle those bulky boxes to clear out attic clutter instantly or try repurposing cardboard boxes in your garden. —Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 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