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clear

/klˈɪɹ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. rid of obstructions
    “Clear your desk”
  2. make a way or path by removing objects
    “Clear a path through the dense forest”
  3. become clear
    “The sky cleared after the storm”
  4. grant authorization or clearance for
    “Clear the manuscript for publication”
  5. remove
    “clear the leaves from the lawn”
  6. go unchallenged; be approved
    “The bill cleared the House”
  7. be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
    “The check will clear within 2 business days”
  8. go away or disappear
    “The fog cleared in the afternoon”
  9. pass by, over, or under without making contact
    “the balloon cleared the tree tops”
  10. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
    “Could you clarify these remarks?”
  11. free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
    “Clear the ship and let it dock”
  12. clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
    “clear the water before it can be drunk”

adjective

  1. readily apparent to the mind
    “a clear and present danger”
  2. free from confusion or doubt
    “a complex problem requiring a clear head”
  3. affording free passage or view
    “a clear view”
  4. allowing light to pass through
    “clear water”
  5. free from contact or proximity or connection
    “we were clear of the danger”
  6. characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
    “a clear conscience”
  7. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
    “efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings”
  8. (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
    “I have clear title to this property”
  9. clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
    “as clear as a whistle”
  10. accurately stated or described
    “a set of well-defined values”
  11. free from clouds or mist or haze
    “on a clear day”
  12. free of restrictions or qualifications
    “a clean bill of health”

adverb

  1. completely
    “read the book clear to the end”
  2. in an easily perceptible manner
    “could be seen clearly under the microscope”

noun

  1. the state of being free of suspicion
    “investigation showed that he was in the clear”
  2. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
    “finally broke out of the forest into the open”

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