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1. | [ adjective ] clear to the mind | |
Examples: | "a clear and present danger" "a clear explanation" "a clear case of murder" "a clear indication that she was angry" "gave us a clear idea of human nature |
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Related terms: | unclear vivid limpid unmistakable broad clear-cut prima_facie definite distinct unambiguous comprehensible clarity | |
2. | [ verb ] rid of obstructions | |
Synonyms: | unclutter | |
Examples: | "Clear your desk" |
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Related terms: | clutter change clear_off clear_off open | |
3. | [ adjective ] free from confusion or doubt | |
Examples: | "a complex problem requiring a clear head" "not clear about what is expected of us" |
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Related terms: | clearheaded | |
4. | [ adjective ] affording free passage or view | |
Synonyms: | free open | |
Examples: | "a clear view" "a clear path to victory" |
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Related terms: | unobstructed | |
5. | [ verb ] make a way or path by removing objects | |
Examples: | : "Clear a path through the dense forest" |
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Related terms: | make | |
6. | [ adjective ] free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through | |
Examples: | "clear water" "clear plastic bags" "clear glass" "the air is clear and clean" |
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Related terms: | opaque crystalline translucent hyaline unfrosted hyaline liquid unclouded clearness | |
7. | [ adverb ] completely | |
Synonyms: | all_the_way | |
Examples: | "read the book clear to the end" "slept clear through the night" "there were open fields clear to the horizon" |
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8. | [ adjective ] free from contact or proximity or connection | |
Examples: | "we were clear of the danger" "the ship was clear of the reef" |
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Related terms: | free | |
9. | [ verb ] become clear | |
Synonyms: | light_up brighten clear_up | |
Examples: | "The sky cleared after the storm." |
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Related terms: | overcast | |
10. | [ verb ] remove objects of obstruction | |
Examples: | "clear the leaves from the lawn" "Clear snow from the road" |
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Related terms: | remove denude defoliate stump unclutter | |
11. | [ verb ] grant authorization or clearance for | |
Synonyms: | authorize pass authorise | |
Examples: | "Clear the manuscript for publication" "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" |
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Related terms: | permit approve entitle validate license declare sanction empower commission approbate certificate authority clearance authoriser authorization | |
12. | [ verb ] go away or disappear | |
Examples: | "The fog cleared in the afternoon" |
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Related terms: | vanish | |
13. | [ adjective ] (especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law | |
Synonyms: | unmortgaged | |
Examples: | "I have clear title to this property" |
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Related terms: | unencumbered | |
14. | [ verb ] pass by, over, or under without making contact | |
Synonyms: | top | |
Examples: | "the balloon cleared the tree tops" |
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Related terms: | pass hop crown | |
15. | [ adjective ] clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible | |
Synonyms: | clear-cut clean-cut | |
Examples: | "as clear as a whistle" "clear footprints in the snow" "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather" "a spire clean-cut against the sky" "a clear-cut pattern" |
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Related terms: | distinct | |
16. | [ verb ] go unchallenged; be approved | |
Synonyms: | pass | |
Examples: | "The bill cleared the House" |
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Related terms: | succeed | |
17. | [ verb ] be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; | |
Examples: | "The check will clear within 2 business days." |
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Related terms: | bounce | |
18. | [ adjective ] characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts; especially e.g. guilt | |
Examples: | "a clear conscience" "looked at her questioner with clear untroubled eyes" |
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Related terms: | untroubled | |
19. | [ verb ] make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | |
Synonyms: | clarify illuminate shed_light_on sort_out crystallize elucidate crystalise straighten_out crystallise crystalize enlighten clear_up | |
Examples: | : "Could you clarify these remarks?" "Clear up the question of who is at fault" |
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Related terms: | confuse interpret clarify lucidity clarification | |
20. | [ adjective ] (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims | |
Synonyms: | light unclouded clean | |
Examples: | "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings" "clear laughter like a waterfall" "clear reds and blues" "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" |
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Related terms: | pure | |
21. | [ adjective ] characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving | |
Synonyms: | percipient | |
Examples: | "clear mind" "a percipient author" |
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Related terms: | discerning | |
22. | [ adjective ] accurately stated or described | |
Synonyms: | well-defined | |
Examples: | "a set of well-defined values" |
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Related terms: | ill-defined | |
23. | [ verb ] (business) sell | |
Examples: | "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" |
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Related terms: | sell commerce | |
24. | [ adjective ] easily deciphered | |
Synonyms: | readable decipherable | |
Related terms: | legible | |
25. | [ verb ] rid of instructions or data | |
Examples: | "clear a memory buffer" |
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Related terms: | empty computer_science | |
26. | [ verb ] remove (people) from a building | |
Examples: | "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat" |
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Related terms: | take_out | |
27. | [ adjective ] free from flaw or blemish or impurity | |
Examples: | "a clear perfect diamond" |
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Related terms: | perfect | |
28. | [ verb ] make as a net profit | |
Synonyms: | net sack_up sack | |
Examples: | "The company cleared $1 million" |
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Related terms: | profit gain net | |
29. | [ verb ] earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | |
Synonyms: | earn make bring_in realize gain realise pull_in take_in | |
Examples: | "How much do you make a month in your new job?" "She earns a lot in her new job" "this merger brought in lots of money" "He clears $5,000 each month" |
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Related terms: | get yield profit eke_out gross rake_off rake_in take_home make net | |
30. | [ adverb ] in an easily perceptible manner | |
Synonyms: | clearly | |
Examples: | "could be seen clearly under the microscope" "She cried loud and clear" |
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31. | [ verb ] clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. | |
Examples: | "clear the water before it can be drunk" |
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Related terms: | rid clearing | |
32. | [ verb ] (business) yield as a net profit | |
Synonyms: | net | |
Examples: | "This sale netted me $1 million" |
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Related terms: | yield net | |
33. | [ verb ] make clear, bright, light, or translucent | |
Examples: | "The water had to be cleared through filtering" |
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Related terms: | change clearing | |
34. | [ noun ] the state of being free of suspicion | |
Examples: | : "investigation showed that he was in the clear" |
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Related terms: | innocence acquit | |
35. | [ verb ] free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment | |
Examples: | "Clear the ship and let it dock" |
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Related terms: | free | |
36. | [ adjective ] freed from any question of guilt | |
Synonyms: | cleared exculpated exonerated vindicated absolved | |
Examples: | "is absolved from all blame" "was now clear of the charge of cowardice" "his official honor is vindicated" |
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Related terms: | innocent | |
37. | [ adjective ] of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne | |
Examples: | "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman" |
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Related terms: | unblemished | |
38. | [ adjective ] clear of charges or deductions | |
Examples: | "a clear profit" |
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Related terms: | net | |
39. | [ verb ] settle, as of a debt | |
Synonyms: | solve | |
Examples: | "clear a debt" "solve an old debt" |
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Related terms: | settle | |
40. | [ verb ] (criminal law) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | |
Synonyms: | acquit discharge exonerate exculpate assoil | |
Examples: | "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" |
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Related terms: | convict pronounce whitewash vindicate purge exoneration clearing judge | |
41. | [ adjective ] (meteorology) free from clouds or mist or haze | |
Examples: | "on a clear day" |
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Related terms: | cloudy meteorology bright serene fair cloudless | |
42. | [ adjective ] free of restrictions or qualifications | |
Synonyms: | clean | |
Examples: | "a clean bill of health" "a clear winner" |
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Related terms: | unqualified | |
43. | [ verb ] pass an inspection or receive authorization | |
Examples: | "clear customs" |
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Related terms: | pass | |
44. | [ verb ] remove the occupants of | |
Examples: | "Clear the building" |
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Related terms: | empty | |
45. | [ verb ] free (the throat) by making a rasping sound | |
Synonyms: | clear_up | |
Examples: | "Clear the throat" |
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Related terms: | remove | |
46. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15232 | |
47. | [ noun ] a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water | |
Synonyms: | open | |
Examples: | : "finally broke out of the forest into the open" |
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Related terms: | area | |
Similar spelling: |
Cleary Cloer clary claro Clare Clara Clair Claar clearway Claire Clore Clora clayware Cleora Clower |