clear the table

verb

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

Similar
clear awayclear offdraw the clothunset the table
Opposite
set the tablelay the table
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Meanings

verbclear the table (third-person singular simple present clears the table, present participle clearing the table, simple past and past participle cleared the table)

present singular third person clears the table · participle present clearing the table · participle past cleared the table · past cleared the table

  1. idiomaticTo remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
clear awayclear offdraw the clothunset the table
Opposite
set the tablelay the table
Also see
draw the clothunset the table

Translations

Bulgarian вдигам, вдигна
  • вдигам (vdigam)remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
  • вдигна (vdigna)remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
French desservir
  • desservirremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
Hungarian asztalt bont, leszedi az asztalt
  • asztalt bontremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
  • leszedi az asztaltremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
Italian sparecchiare
  • sparecchiareremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
Polish sprzątać ze stołu, posprzątać ze stołu
  • sprzątać ze stołuremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
  • posprzątać ze stołuremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
Portuguese levantar a mesa
  • levantar a mesaremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
Russian убра́ть со стола́
  • убра́ть со стола́ (ubrátʹ so stolá)remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
Spanish levantar la mesa, recoger la mesa
  • levantar la mesaremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
  • recoger la mesaremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
  • despejar la mesaremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
Swedish duka av
  • duka avremove plates, etc. from a table after a meal
Cite this entry
APA

clear the table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clear%20the%20table

MLA

“clear the table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clear%20the%20table. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clear the table,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clear%20the%20table.

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