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clear decks

verb as in clear the decks

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Peter—Peterkin—Pym—Stretch—where are your lazinesses—clear decks.

If clear decks are wanted, the windsail is about as inconvenient as it is ugly, and that is saying a great deal.

The sloop has to take in her awning, clear decks and perhaps reef the mainsail before hoisting it to follow.

The first cocktail you drink will be the signal for me to clear decks for action.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to clear the decks, such as: clear away, clear out, flush out, groom, make a clean sweep, and spruce up.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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