VERB
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free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
Clear the throat -
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Clear up the question of who is at fault
Could you clarify these remarks? -
become clear
The sky cleared after the storm -
finish a task completely
I finally got through this homework assignment -
make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify the mystery surrounding her death
How To Use clear up In A Sentence
- For the rest of us, it has been six months of adjustment to a new family situation, tough occasionally but generally an improvement: far fewer messes to clear up, no constant vigilance on the bathroom and kitchen, much greater freedom for us to go on family outings (most often, of course, to see B up in Limburg). Six months on
- You're so good with people today and clear up any kind of misunderstanding - and then get on with enjoying all the festivities. The Sun
- I played with my dessertspoon as the others began to clear up, my conversation with Chase echoing through my head.
- The women want to heroize you, but I had to see you first, to clear up a few things. Children of the Lens
- The rules allow state lawmakers to clear up a mishap if they suffered from a momentary case of stumbly fingers or a lapse in attention. Report: Obama Involved In 1996 Liberal Questionnaire, Despite Campaign's Denials
- The really scary part is that, while all these symptoms can clear up by themselves, the disease can lie dormant in your system for decades before damaging vitals such as your nervous system and heart.
- There's a lot of mess to clear up.
- It'll only take a little while to clear up the kitchen.
- They always clear up their bedrooms before they go out.
- The hydrographical work in the Weddell Sea has done much to clear up the mystery of this, the least known of all the seas. South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917
