clear the table

English

Verb

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

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

Synonyms

• clear away
• clear off
• draw the cloth
• unset the table

Antonyms

• set the table
• lay the table

Translations

remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal

Bulgarian: вдигам (bg) (vdigam), вдигна (vdigna) French: desservir (fr) Hungarian: asztalt bont, leszedi az asztalt Italian: sparecchiare (it) Polish: sprzątać ze stołu impf, posprzątać ze stołu pf Portuguese: levantar a mesa Russian: убра́ть со стола́ impf (ubrátʹ so stolá) Spanish: levantar la mesa (es), recoger la mesa (es), despejar la mesa Swedish: duka av