"clear away" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: clears away [present, singular, third-person], clearing away [participle, present], cleared away [participle, past], cleared away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clear away (third-person singular simple present clears away, present participle clearing away, simple past and past participle cleared away)
  1. (transitive) To tidy up, to remove mess or obstacles from a place to make it neat. Tags: transitive Translations (tidy up): whakaatea (Maori)
    Sense id: en-clear_away-en-verb-ErNPZfLF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 17 11 37 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 27 27 20 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 26 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 33 23 19 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 31 24 20 25 Disambiguation of 'tidy up': 95 1 2 1
  2. (intransitive) To leave, disappear. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-clear_away-en-verb-fvL32t~t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 17 11 37 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 27 27 20 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 26 21 27
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To dispose of, to get rid of, to remove. Tags: figuratively, transitive Translations (dispose of, get rid of): cart (Irish), whakaatea (Maori), wae (Maori)
    Sense id: en-clear_away-en-verb-pYH6qUqo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 17 11 37 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 27 27 20 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 26 21 27 Disambiguation of 'dispose of, get rid of': 6 2 90 2
  4. (nautical, transitive) To prepare some object for use by removing obstacles, untying or unfastening it. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-clear_away-en-verb-5jCeiSfU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 17 11 37 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 27 27 20 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 26 21 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 22 19 33 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Further along the gallery was the huge skeleton barrel of a brontosaurus. My museum hypothesis was confirmed. Going toward the side of the gallery I found what appeared to be sloping shelves, and clearing away the thick dust, I found the old familiar glass cases of our own time. But these must have been air-tight to judge from the fair preservation of some of their contents.",
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      "sense": "tidy up",
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