| 单词 | to clear a ship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto clear a ship a. To deprive of its contents, to leave empty, exhaust. to clear a dish, to dispose of its contents; to clear an examination paper (modern colloquial), to ‘dispose of’ all the questions; to clear a ship, to discharge it of its cargo. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > leave unoccupied [verb (transitive)] > empty > empty or exhaust draw1483 rinse1575 sponge1610 clear1699 bottom1808 to clean out1844 deplete1850 deplenish1859 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. iii. vii. 86 And having every Man his Callabash full..but I am confident not a Man among us all did clear his Dish. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 189 They found they had cleared the Place, which was not of a long Extent. 1794 Ld. Nelson 3 July in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 422 To send me an exact Return of what Ships are cleared; and what the other Ships have still on board. < as lemmas |
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