English verb: clean out | |||
1. | clean out (change) empty completely | ||
Samples | We cleaned out all the drawers. | ||
Synonyms | clear out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | empty | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clinker | ||
2. | clean out (social) force out | ||
Samples | The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | ||
3. | clean out (possession) deprive completely of money or goods | ||
Samples | The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deprive, divest, strip | ||