clear out

ausräumen, leeren

Alles aus einem Raum, einem Ort oder einem Behälter entfernen.

In einfachem Englisch: To remove everything from a place or container.

• Let’s clear out this cupboard.
• We cleared the attic out last weekend.
• Have you cleared out all the old files?

So benutzt man es: clear something out (We cleared the garage out.); clear something out of something (She cleared the old clothes out of her wardrobe.)

Synonyme: empty, clean out

Gegenteile: fill

Häufige Wendungen: clear out something, clear out cupboards, clear out junk

abhauen, verschwinden

Einen Ort schnell verlassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To leave a place quickly.

• Clear out of my room!
• We cleared out when the fighting started.
• They had already cleared out by the time police arrived.

So benutzt man es: clear out of somewhere (They cleared out of town before dawn.)

Synonyme: leave, get out, take off

Gegenteile: stay

Häufige Wendungen: clear out quickly, clear out now

ruinieren, jemanden ausnehmen

Jemandem das gesamte Geld abnehmen oder abgewinnen, sodass nichts übrig bleibt.

In einfachem Englisch: To take or win all someone’s money, leaving them with none.

• One poker game cleared me out.
• She cleared him out at cards last night.
• Those huge legal fees have completely cleared us out.

So benutzt man es: clear someone out (A bad night at the casino cleared him out.)

Synonyme: clean out, ruin, bankrupt

Häufige Wendungen: clear out someone, clear out gamblers

hinauswerfen, räumen

Menschen dazu bringen, einen Ort zu verlassen, manchmal mit Gewalt.

In einfachem Englisch: To remove people from a place, sometimes using force.

• The police cleared out the crowd.
• Guards cleared the protesters out of the building.
• They cleared everyone out before searching the station.

So benutzt man es: clear someone out of somewhere (The guards cleared everyone out of the hall.)

Synonyme: remove, eject, evacuate

Häufige Wendungen: clear out protesters, clear out someone

ausrauben, ausplündern

Jemandem alles oder fast alles an Geld oder Wertsachen stehlen.

In einfachem Englisch: To steal all or almost all of someone’s money or valuable things.

• The thieves cleared us out.
• She cleared him out and vanished with his savings.
• Burglars broke in and cleared the family out overnight.

So benutzt man es: clear someone out (The burglars cleared us out while we were away.)

Synonyme: rob, clean out

Häufige Wendungen: clear out someone, clear out victims

sich leeren, leer werden

Leer werden, weil die Menschen den Ort verlassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To become empty as people leave.

• The room soon cleared out.
• The town clears out when the tourists leave.
• After the concert, the hall cleared out within minutes.

Synonyme: empty, empty out

Gegenteile: fill up

Häufige Wendungen: clear out completely, clear out gradually