切きり払はらう

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

clear away; cut down; prune

Used for cutting and removing vegetation, undergrowth, or obstacles to clear an area. Often implies a thorough or sweeping action.

• 庭にわの雑ざっ草そうを切きり払はらった。

  I cleared away the weeds in the garden.

• 道みちに伸のびた枝えだを切きり払はらう。

  I cut back the branches overhanging the path.