Clean Out (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

• The burglar cleaned us out of all our valuables in just a few minutes.
• After a few bad investments, I was cleaned out and had to file for bankruptcy.
• The cyberattackers cleaned us out of our retirement savings by hacking into our accounts.
• The con artists cleaned her out by convincing her to invest in their fake business.
• In the divorce, her ex-husband cleaned her out of all her possessions and assets.

Hypernyms

• Divest
• Strip

Meaning ²

Empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Clear Out

Meaning ³

Force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

• Can
• Terminate
• Dismiss
• Fire
• Force Out
• Sack
• Give The Axe
• Give The Sack
• Send Away
• Give Notice