clearing away
Getting rid of
Clearing away is the act of removing things from a space, typically to restore order or make room.
The phrase often applies to dishes after a meal or clutter from a surface: She started clearing away the breakfast things.
It can also describe dispersing intangibles: The fog was clearing away by noon.
- cleaning upRemoving dirt, disorder
- spring cleaningThorough annual household purge
- eliminatingRemoving from consideration
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- sweeping asideForcefully dismissing or removing
mess · dispose · brush · brushing off · dust · tidy · resolve · declutter · haul · rake · debris · discard · streamline · forgive · purge · clean slate · starting fresh · organize
clearing awayaccumulating
Gathering in increasing quantity
gathering · piling up · amassing · collecting · stockpiling
clearing awayfilling up
Making full to capacity
cluttering · crowding · blocking · obstructing · covering
clearing awaymessing up
Failing through carelessness
scattering · strewing · littering · disarranging · jumbling
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