расчи́стить

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verbperfective imperfective is расчища́ть

1.
to clear, to clear away, to clean up, to tidy up
Мы расчи́стили доро́жку от сне́га.
We cleared the path of snow.
Typically of snow, rubble, undergrowth or a cluttered space; often with от + genitive.
2.
to clear the way, to pave the way, to remove (obstacles)
Он расчи́стил путь для новых рефо́рм.
He cleared the way for new reforms.
Figurative, of obstacles to a plan or reform.
3.
(rare) to drive out, to get rid of, to chase away
Но́вый нача́льник расчи́стил отде́л от безде́льников.
The new boss got rid of the slackers in the department.
Colloquial and figurative, of purging people from a place or organisation.

Examples

Поли́ция расчи́стила пло́щадь.
The police have cleared the square.
Он расчи́стил снег с крыши.
He cleared the roof of snow.
Первопоселенец расчистил землю под будущее поле.
The first settler cleared the land for a future field.
Проход, загораживаемый коробками, было трудно расчистить.
The passage blocked by boxes was difficult to clear.
Бульдозерист расчистил дорогу после снегопада.
The bulldozer operator cleared the road after the snowfall.
Доро́гу уже расчи́стили?
Have they cleared the road yet?
Двор, захламляемый мусором годами, наконец расчистили.
The yard, which had been cluttered with rubbish for years, was finally cleared.
Том помо́г отцу́ расчи́стить вы́езд.
Tom helped his dad shovel the driveway.
Лесники расчистили новую просеку летом.
The foresters cleared a new strip through the forest in the summer.
Мы расчи́стили путь через лес.
We cleared a path through the woods.

Imperative
ты	расчи́сти//расчи́сть
вы	ра́счи́стите//ра́счи́стьте

Active present	-
Active past	расчи́стивший	having cleared, having cleaned up, that has cleared, that has cleaned up
Passive present	-
Passive past	расчи́щенный	cleared, cleaned
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	расчи́стив расчистивши	while doing (past)

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