Antonyms for clear away
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kleer |
| Phonetic Transcription : klɪər |
Definition of clear away
Origin :- late 13c., "bright," from Old French cler "clear" (of sight and hearing), "light, bright, shining; sparse" (12c., Modern French clair), from Latin clarus "clear, loud," of sounds; figuratively "manifest, plain, evident," in transferred use, of sights, "bright, distinct;" also "illustrious, famous, glorious" (source of Italian chiaro, Spanish claro), from PIE *kle-ro-, from root *kele- (2) "to shout" (see claim (v.)).
- The sense evolution involves an identification of the spreading of sound and the spreading of light (cf. English loud, used of colors; German hell "clear, bright, shining," of pitch, "distinct, ringing, high"). Of complexion, from c.1300; of the weather, from late 14c.; of meanings or explanations, "manifest to the mind, comprehensible," c.1300. (An Old English word for this was sweotol "distinct, clear, evident.") Sense of "free from encumbrance," apparently nautical, developed c.1500. Phrase in the clear attested from 1715. Clear-sighted is from 1580s (clear-eyed is from 1529s); clear-headed is from 1709.
- As in remove : verb lift or move object; take off, away
- As in remove : verb do away with; kill
- As in scoop : verb dig up; shovel
- As in clear the decks : verb get ready for action
- It seemed to her that even Enoch might take the hint, and clear away his rubbish.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Hilary shook his head vigorously to clear away the flood of recollections.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- Cut some green shoots of elder early in the spring, clear away the bark, and put two good handfuls into a quart of thick cream.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- At the outset of the discussion we may clear away a confusion.
- Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
- I am going to help you clear away, but please don't ask me to do it just now.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I wonder why they always leave such a lot of stuff to clear away.
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- These things serve to clear away the awkwardness of a self-presentation.
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- I was anxious before these men were clear away, but they have gone.
- Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
- “You have got clear away from Kenneth,” she reminded him, hastily.
- Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- We tried to clear away the stones; but they must have piled all the rocks in Sussex on top of us.
- Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
Synonyms for clear away
- abolish
- abstract
- amputate
- assassinate
- bail
- blot out
- carry away
- carry off
- cart off
- clear away
- clear out
- cut out
- delete
- depose
- detach
- dethrone
- dig
- dig out
- dip
- discard
- discharge
- dislodge
- dismiss
- displace
- dispose of
- disturb
- do away with
- do in
- doff
- drag
- drag down
- efface
- eject
- eliminate
- empty
- eradicate
- erase
- evacuate
- excavate
- exclude
- execute
- expel
- expunge
- exterminate
- extirpate
- extract
- flush out
- gather
- get rid of
- gouge
- groom
- grub
- hollow
- junk
- lade
- ladle
- lift
- liquidate
- make a clean sweep
- murder
- obliterate
- oust
- pick up
- pull out
- purge
- raise
- relegate
- remove
- rip out
- scrape
- scratch
- separate
- shed
- ship
- skim
- spade
- spruce up
- sterilize
- strike out
- sweep away
- sweep up
- take down
- take out
- take up
- tear out
- throw out
- transfer
- transport
- unload
- unseat
- uproot
- waste
- wipe out
- withdraw
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