CLEAR THE DECKS

Meaning of CLEAR THE DECKS in English

( informal ) to prepare for an activity, event, etc. by removing anything that is not essential to it

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CLEAR THE DECKS — phrasal 1. : to clear for action 2. : to remove all impediments to or make everything ready for a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLEAR THE DECKS — phrasal to make sweeping preparations for action
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLEAR THE DECKS — get ready for action (especially by removing physical and mental obstacles); remove or tie down loose objects on the deck …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLEAR THE DECKS — : to make sweeping preparations for action
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLEAR THE DECKS — to make sweeping preparations for action
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CLEAR THE DECKS — prepare for something by dealing beforehand with anything that might hinder progress. → clear
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLEAR THE DECKS — see deck
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEAR THE DECKS — see deck
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CLEAR THE DECKS — Synonyms and related words : abstract, arrange, ballast, blow, blow out, break bulk, break out ballast, cast off, cast out, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEAR THE DECKS — {v. phr.} To put everything in readiness for a major activity; to eliminate unessentials. * /The governor urged the State …
Slang English vocab
CLEAR THE DECKS — {v. phr.} To put everything in readiness for a major activity; to eliminate unessentials. * /The governor urged the State …
Словарь английских идиом
CLEAR THE DECKS — v. phr. To put everything in readiness for a major activity; to eliminate unessentials. The governor urged the State Assembly …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) светлый, ясный, безоблачный (о небе) a clear day ≈ ясный, безоблачный день The day dawned with …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) светлый, ясный, безоблачный (о небе) a clear day ≈ ясный, безоблачный день The day dawned with …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLEAR — I. ˈkli(ə)r, -iə adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English clere, from Old French cler, from Latin clarus clear, bright, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DECKS — plural of deck present third singular of deck
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLEAR — — clearable , adj. — clearness , n. /klear/ , adj., clearer, clearest , adv., clearer, clearest , v., n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLEAR — I. ˈklir adjective Etymology: Middle English clere, from Anglo-French cler, from Latin clarus clear, bright; akin to Latin calare to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLEAR — adv in a clear manner; plainly. 2. clear ·superl free from guilt or stain; unblemished. 3. clear ·superl free from …
Webster English vocab
CLEAR — [clear] adj [ME clere, fr. OF cler, fr. L clarus clear, bright; akin to L calare to call--more at low] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLEAR — / klɪə(r); NAmE klɪr/ adjective , verb , adverb ■ adjective ( clear·er , clear·est ) WITHOUT CONFUSION / DOUBT …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEAR — I. clear 1 S1 W1 /klɪə $ klɪr/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative clearer , superlative clearest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLEAR — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 free from dirt or contamination. 2 (of weather, the sky, etc.) not dull or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLEAR — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 free from dirt or contamination. 2 (of weather, the sky, etc.) not dull or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLEAR — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1. free from dirt or contamination. 2 (of weather, the sky, etc.) not dull or …
Oxford English vocab
CLEAR — ( clearer, clearest, clears, clearing, cleared) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEAR — Synonyms and related words : Attic, Ciceronian, Mickey Mouse, above water, abroad, absolute, absolve, absolved, abstract, account for, accumulate, acquire, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEAR — See ↑ CLEAR/NOT CLEAR 1,6,7, ↑ EARN 2, ↑ EMPTY 6, ↑ INNOCENT 3, ↑ JUMP 2, ↑ OBVIOUS 1, …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLEAR — n. 25B6; adjective clear instructions : UNDERSTANDABLE, comprehensible, intelligible, plain, uncomplicated, explicit, lucid, coherent, simple, straightforward, unambiguous, clear-cut, crystal clear; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEAR — adj. 1 unclouded, cloudless, sunny, fair, sunlit, fine On a clear day, you can see the lighthouse several miles away …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DECKS — Палубы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DECKS — Палубы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLEAR — 1. klıə a 1. ясный, светлый clear day - ясный день clear sky - чистое /ясное, безоблачное/ небо 2. 1> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLEAR — 1) светлый, ясный 2) чистый 3) прозрачный 4) яркий, блестящий 5) чёткий, отчётливый 6) ясный, понятный 7) явный, очевидный 8) ясно, чётко, отчётливо 9) совершенно, совсем, полностью 10) очищать(ся) 11) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CLEAR — 1. klıə a 1. ясный, светлый clear day - ясный день clear sky - чистое /ясное, безоблачное/ небо 2. 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) светлый, ясный, безоблачный ( о небе ) a clear day — ясный, безоблачный день The day …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) светлый, ясный, безоблачный (о небе) a clear day — ясный, безоблачный день The day dawned with a clear sky. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLEAR — 1. _a. 1> ясный, светлый; clear sky - безоблачное небо 2> прозрачный 3> чистый (о весе, доходе; о совести) 4> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CLEAR — 1. a. 1. ясный, светлый; clear sky - безоблачное небо 2. прозрачный 3. чистый (о весе, доходе; о совести) 4. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CLEAR — 1. _a. 1> ясный, светлый; clear sky безоблачное небо 2> прозрачный 3> чистый (о весе, доходе; о совести) 4> свободный; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
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Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CLEAR — 1. прил. 1) общ. ясный, светлый clear day — ясный день 2) общ. чистый, прозрачный clear glass — прозрачное стекло 3) общ. отчетливый, ясный clear view …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовым рынкам
CLEAR — 1. прил. 1) общ. ясный, светлый clear day — ясный день 2) общ. чистый, прозрачный clear glass — прозрачное стекло 3) общ. отчетливый, ясный clear view …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовому менеджменту
DECKS — Палубы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETWEEN DECKS — I. ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: between (I) : in the space on a ship between decks : belowdecks : below …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACCARAT — Casino card game that resembles a simpler version of blackjack. In basic baccarat the house is the bank. In chemin …
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TWO-DECKER — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) 1. a. : a ship with two decks b. : an old-time warship with …
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LIPPER — I. ˈlipər intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably of imitative origin Scotland 1. : ripple 2. of a boat …
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DECKER — I. ˈdekə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: deck (I) + -er 1. : a ship having a specified number of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DECK — I. ˈdek noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably modification of (assumed) Low German verdeck (whence German verdeck ), from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE-DECKER — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: three-deck + -er 1. a. : a warship carrying guns on three decks b. : a cargo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOWER DECK — noun 1. a. : the lowest deck in ships with two or three decks : a deck below the main …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE-DECKER — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: double deck (from double (I) + deck ) + -er 1. : a ship with two decks …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONNAGE DECK — Naut. 1. the upper deck in a vessel with only two decks. 2. the second deck above the inner bottom …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE-DECKER — /three"dek"euhr/ , n. 1. any ship having three decks, tiers, etc. 2. (formerly) one of a class of sailing warships …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAB — /swob/ , n. , v. , swabbed, swabbing . n. 1. a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUIT — — suitlike , adj. /sooht/ , n. 1. a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOWER DECK — /loh"euhr/ , Naut. 1. the lowermost deck in a hull having two or three decks. 2. the deck next above …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE-DECKER — /dub"euhl dek"euhr/ , n. 1. something with two decks, tiers, or the like, as two beds one above the other, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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