cleaning out
Purging all contents
Cleaning out means removing contents completely, leaving a space empty.
You clean out a closet, a garage, or a desk drawer.
The phrase extends to depleting resources: The unexpected bill cleaned out my savings.
In informal use, to clean someone out is to take all their money, whether through gambling, fraud, or excessive charges: The casino cleaned him out.
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- tidyingMaking spaces orderly
getting organized · rinsing · purging · vacuuming · throw out · throwing away · gutting · emptying · disinfecting · sweeping · discard · dusting · mopping · get rid of · sanitizing · clearing out · remediating · ransacking
cleaning outfilling up
Making full to capacity
filling · stocking · accumulating · stuffing · hoarding
cleaning outreplenishing
Restoring to fullness
restoring · refilling · restocking · topping up · building up
cleaning outmessing up
Failing through carelessness
cluttering · trashing · littering · making a mess · dirtying
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