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clearing the table

clearing the table is the present participle of clear the table.

Meaning of clear the table

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.

Questions about clearing the table

What is clearing the table the present participle of?
Clearing the table is the present participle of clear the table.

Words near clearing the table in the dictionary

  1. clearing stations
  2. clearing the air
  3. clearing the decks
  4. clearing the market
  5. clearing the neighborhood
  6. clearing the table
  7. clearing up
  8. clearinghouse
  9. clearinghouses
  10. clearings
  11. clearish

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