clean out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de retirer la saleté, les objets inutiles ou le contenu d'un espace, ou de prendre tout l'argent ou les biens de quelqu'un.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing dirt, unwanted items, or contents from a space, or taking all of someone's money or possessions.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove dirt or clutterinformal

   To remove all dirt, rubbish, or unwanted items from a place.

   nettoyer à fond

   • I need to clean out the garage this weekend.
   • She cleaned out her closet and donated old clothes.
   • They cleaned out the entire basement after the flood.

   Synonymesclear outgutpurgestriptidy

   Antonymesbefoulclutterdirtylittersoil

2. Take everything or stealinformal

   To take all of someone's money or possessions, often by stealing or winning.

   Dépouiller

   • The burglars cleaned out the house while the family was away.
   • He cleaned out his savings to buy the car.
   • The poker player cleaned out his opponents in one hand.

   Synonymesemptyfleecelootplunderransackrobstrip

Verbe de baseclean