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to clean out
[phrase form: clean]
01
to completely empty or remove the contents of a space, container, or place, often thorough cleaning
Transitive: to clean out a space or container
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
separable
particle
out
base verb
clean
present tense
clean out
3rd person singular
cleans out
present participle
cleaning out
past simple
cleaned out
past participle
cleaned out
Examples
Before moving out, they decided to clean out the entire apartment and donate unwanted items.
02
to take all the goods or money that belongs to someone
Transitive: to clean out sb of a possession | to clean out a possession
Examples
The scammer tricked the elderly woman into revealing her bank account details and cleaned her out of her life savings.
03
to forcefully remove or expel someone or something from a place
Transitive: to clean out sb
Examples
The security guards were called to clean out the protesters who had occupied the building.
04
to empty something, such as a stock, merchandise, or money
Informal
Specialized
Examples
The thieves cleaned out the safe before anyone noticed.
