[
UK
/klˈiəd/
]
[ US /ˈkɫɪɹd/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫɪɹd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
a cleared passage through the underbrush
played poker on the cleared dining room table
cleared land
cleared streets free of fallen trees and debris -
freed from any question of guilt
was now clear of the charge of cowardice
is absolved from all blame
his official honor is vindicated
How To Use cleared 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.
- 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
- After Colette left he cleared his throat and looked through a newspaper, his long fingers scrabbling a bit at the pages.
- Consequently many penalties are cleared just before the finish. Times, Sunday Times
- An hour later dawn had come, and as the early morning mist cleared every man could see that the cre st they had reached was a false one. IN LOVE AND WAR
- As he professorially cleared his throat ( "Well, you know, I …"), a sharp laugh erupted from Hillary, who exclaimed, "I want to hear this! How He Did It
- Lycoth cleared a path by whirling his two battleaxes.
- CORONATION Street has been cleared of inciting crime after an arson plot sparked a flurry of complaints. The Sun
- Only in 1920 after Moscow cleared Russian chauvinists out of leadership of the Ukrainian Communist Party did the new Soviet administration seriously address aspirations for self-determination.
- The horse cleared the fence with inches to spare.