clear away

clear away
Synonyms and related words:
abstract, attenuate, blow, blow off, blow out, cast forth, cast off, cast out, chuck, clean out, clear, clear off, clear out, clear the decks, cut out, defecate, deplete, deport, dilute, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disentangle, dispel, dispose of, dissipate, dissolve, drain, drive away, eject, elide, eliminate, empty, empty out, eradicate, evacuate, evaporate, exhaust, exile, expatriate, expel, get quit of, get rid of, get shut of, liquidate, outlaw, pick out, purge, remove, root out, root up, scour out, strike off, strike out, sweep out, take out, thin, thin out, throw over, throw overboard, unclog, unfoul, untangle, vent, void, volatilize, weed out

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