clear out

vaciar, despejar

Sacar todo lo que hay en un lugar o recipiente.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: clear something out (We cleared the garage out.); clear something out of something (She cleared the old clothes out of her wardrobe.)

Sinónimos: empty, clean out

Antónimos: fill

Expresiones frecuentes: clear out something, clear out cupboards, clear out junk

largarse, irse rápidamente

Irse de un lugar rápidamente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: clear out of somewhere (They cleared out of town before dawn.)

Sinónimos: leave, get out, take off

Antónimos: stay

Expresiones frecuentes: clear out quickly, clear out now

dejar sin dinero, arruinar

Quitarle o ganarle a alguien todo su dinero, sin dejarle nada.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: clear someone out (A bad night at the casino cleared him out.)

Sinónimos: clean out, ruin, bankrupt

Expresiones frecuentes: clear out someone, clear out gamblers

desalojar, expulsar

Hacer salir a las personas de un lugar, a veces por la fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: clear someone out of somewhere (The guards cleared everyone out of the hall.)

Sinónimos: remove, eject, evacuate

Expresiones frecuentes: clear out protesters, clear out someone

desvalijar, robar

Robar todo o casi todo el dinero o los objetos valiosos de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: clear someone out (The burglars cleared us out while we were away.)

Sinónimos: rob, clean out

Expresiones frecuentes: clear out someone, clear out victims

vaciarse, quedarse vacío

Quedarse un lugar sin gente a medida que las personas se van.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: empty, empty out

Antónimos: fill up

Expresiones frecuentes: clear out completely, clear out gradually