clear the table

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clear the table

verb clears the table · clearing the table · cleared the table

  1. idiomatic To remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.

    Similar: clear away, clear off, draw the cloth, unset the table

Opposite: set the table, lay the table

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verb

Opposite: set the table, lay the table

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verb remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal

Españollevantar la mesa, recoger la mesa, despejar la mesa
Portuguêslevantar a mesa
Françaisdesservir
Italianosparecchiare
Русскийубра́ть со стола́ ubrátʹ so stolá

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@misc{clear_the_table_2026,
  title = {clear the table},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clear%20the%20table},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}