расчища́ть

rare #17617

verbimperfective perfective is расчи́стить

1.
to clear, to clear away, to clean out, to clear off
Дво́рник расчища́ет доро́жки от сне́га.
The caretaker is clearing the snow off the paths.
Often with от + genitive: clear something of snow, rubble, etc.
2.
to clear (land), to grub up, to reclaimagriculture
Они́ расчища́ли лес под поле.
They were clearing the forest to make a field.
Of forest or scrub being cleared for fields or building.

Examples

Замелённый залив пришлось расчищать земснарядом.
The silted-up bay had to be cleared with a dredger.
Бульдозер, подминающий землю, расчищал дорогу.
The bulldozer, rolling over the earth, was clearing the road.
Клин, вклинивающийся в толпу, расчищал путь колонне.
The wedge forcing its way into the crowd was clearing a path for the column.
Рабочие расчищали вырубок от веток.
The workers were clearing branches from the cutover area.
Клин, вклинивавшийся в толпу, медленно расчищал путь.
The wedge that had forced its way into the crowd was slowly clearing a path.
Рабочие начали расчищать дорогу от снега.
The workers began clearing the snow from the road.
Рабочие расчищали обрушенный потолок.
The workers were clearing away the collapsed ceiling.
Том потра́тил час, расчищая подъездную доро́жку.
Tom spent an hour shoveling the driveway.

Imperative
ты	расчища́й
вы	расчища́йте

Active present	расчища́ющий	clearing, cleaning up, that clears, that cleans up
Active past	расчища́вший	who was clearing, that was clearing, having cleared
Passive present	расчища́емый	being cleared, being cleaned up
Passive past	-
Gerund present	расчища́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	расчищав расчищавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
вычища́ть	вы-	to clean
зачища́ть	за-	to clean out
начища́ть	на-	to polish (to a shine); to peel (a large quantity of)
обчища́ть	об-	to clean out; to clean