[
US
/ˈkɫɪɹ/
]
[ UK /klˈiə/ ]
[ UK /klˈiə/ ]
VERB
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pass an inspection or receive authorization
clear customs -
free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
Clear the ship and let it dock -
be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
The check will clear within 2 business days -
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
this merger brought in lots of money
How much do you make a month in your new job?
He clears $5,000 each month
She earns a lot in her new job -
grant authorization or clearance for
Clear the manuscript for publication
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography -
rid of obstructions
Clear your desk -
go unchallenged; be approved
The bill cleared the House -
make as a net profit
The company cleared $1 million -
yield as a net profit
This sale netted me $1 million -
make a way or path by removing objects
Clear a path through the dense forest -
settle, as of a debt
clear a debt
solve an old debt -
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
Clear the throat -
sell
We cleared a lot of the old model cars -
remove
Clear snow from the road
clear the leaves from the lawn -
remove the occupants of
Clear the building -
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Clear up the question of who is at fault
Could you clarify these remarks? -
go away or disappear
The fog cleared in the afternoon -
pass by, over, or under without making contact
the balloon cleared the tree tops -
become clear
The sky cleared after the storm -
clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
clear the water before it can be drunk -
rid of instructions or data
clear a memory buffer -
make clear, bright, light, or translucent
The water had to be cleared through filtering -
remove (people) from a building
clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat -
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
NOUN
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the state of being free of suspicion
investigation showed that he was in the clear -
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
finally broke out of the forest into the open
ADJECTIVE
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free from flaw or blemish or impurity
the clear complexion of a healthy young woman
a clear perfect diamond -
free of restrictions or qualifications
a clean bill of health
a clear winner -
clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
as clear as a whistle
a spire clean-cut against the sky
the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather
clear footprints in the snow
a clear-cut pattern -
readily apparent to the mind
gave us a clear idea of human nature
a clear indication that she was angry
a clear case of murder
a clear explanation
a clear and present danger -
(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 -
freed from any question of guilt
was now clear of the charge of cowardice
is absolved from all blame
his official honor is vindicated -
affording free passage or view
open waters
a clear path to victory
a clear view
the open countryside -
characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
clear mind
a percipient author -
free from clouds or mist or haze
on a clear day -
free from confusion or doubt
a complex problem requiring a clear head
not clear about what is expected of us -
allowing light to pass through
clear glass
the air is clear and clean
clear plastic bags
clear water -
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
clear laughter like a waterfall
a light lilting voice like a silver bell
clear reds and blues - easily deciphered
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characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
a clear conscience
regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes -
accurately stated or described
a set of well-defined values -
free from contact or proximity or connection
we were clear of the danger
the ship was clear of the reef -
clear of charges or deductions
a clear profit
ADVERB
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completely
read the book clear to the end
there were open fields clear to the horizon
slept clear through the night -
in an easily perceptible manner
She cried loud and clear
could be seen clearly under the microscope
How To Use clear In A Sentence
- Elisabeth found herself with a straggle of colonists in a mosquito-ridden, uncleared jungle where sandflies bored into the skin of the feet and the clay soil was so intractable that nothing would grow.
- In 2005, the Mugabe government launched what it called a slum clearance scheme, that bulldozed major shantytowns, brutally displacing hundreds of thousands of people. CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007
- She distinguished the undrawing of iron bars, and then the countenance of Spalatro at her door, before she had a clear remembrance of her situation — that she was a prisoner in a house on a lonely shore, and that this man was her jailor. The Italian
- A couple of weeks ago, while glassing four female Meneliks bushbuck two hundred yards away feeding in a tiny clearing during a pouring rain, a nice male stepped into view. Very Little Drops Dead
- A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud
- Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.
- There is already one clear parallel between them. Times, Sunday Times
- Both cultivars were clearly distinguishable on the dendrogram.
- The composition of displaced terranes ranges from that of typical oceanic crust to significantly less dense granitic rock with clear continental affinities.
- None of the fathers' job descriptions given on the birth certificate referred to work at a nuclear establishment.