clean out
To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contentsTo clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
» How did you get Tom to help you clean out the garage?
Як тобі вдалося умовити Тома допомогти прибратися в гаражі?
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
Clean out your purse and at least get rid of all the trash you're hauling around.
(slang, transitive)To take all money or possessions from.
The divorce cleaned him out.
deprive completely of money or goods
(dated, slang, transitive)To hit or strike (someone); to beat up.
To defeat, to cause to wash out.
Examples
131 sentencesHow did you get Tom to help you clean out the garage?
Як тобі вдалося умовити Тома допомогти прибратися в гаражі?
Tom has been meaning to clean out his badly cluttered garage for years.
Том роками збирався навести порядок у своєму захаращеному гаражі.
deTom will seine zugemüllte Garage schon seit Jahren ausmisten.
Help me clean out the garage.
Tom is cleaning out the garage.
We've finished cleaning out the garage.
Translations
2 languagesForms
cleans out, cleaning out, cleaned out, cleaned out| Base form | clean out · to clean out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cleans out |
| Present participle | cleaning out |
| Past simple | cleaned out |
| Past participle | cleaned out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonyms- empty completely:clear out
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb