Clear

[klɪə] or [klɪr]

Definition

(noun.) the state of being free of suspicion; 'investigation showed that he was in the clear'.

(verb.) free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; 'Clear the throat'.

(verb.) remove; 'clear the leaves from the lawn'; 'Clear snow from the road'.

(verb.) make a way or path by removing objects; 'Clear a path through the dense forest'.

(verb.) make clear, bright, light, or translucent; 'The water had to be cleared through filtering'.

(verb.) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; 'Could you clarify these remarks?'; 'Clear up the question of who is at fault'.

(verb.) settle, as of a debt; 'clear a debt'; 'solve an old debt'.

(verb.) pass an inspection or receive authorization; 'clear customs'.

(verb.) pass by, over, or under without making contact; 'the balloon cleared the tree tops'.

(verb.) go away or disappear; 'The fog cleared in the afternoon'.

(verb.) sell; 'We cleared a lot of the old model cars'.

(verb.) be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; 'The check will clear within 2 business days'.

(verb.) free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; 'Clear the ship and let it dock'.

(verb.) remove the occupants of; 'Clear the building'.

(verb.) remove (people) from a building; 'clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat'.

(verb.) rid of instructions or data; 'clear a memory buffer'.

(verb.) clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; 'clear the water before it can be drunk'.

(adj.) readily apparent to the mind; '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' .

(adj.) allowing light to pass through; 'clear water'; 'clear plastic bags'; 'clear glass'; 'the air is clear and clean' .

(adj.) free from confusion or doubt; 'a complex problem requiring a clear head'; 'not clear about what is expected of us' .

(adj.) free from clouds or mist or haze; 'on a clear day' .

(adj.) characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; 'clear mind'; 'a percipient author' .

(adj.) clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; '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' .

(adj.) (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' .

(adj.) easily deciphered .

(adj.) clear of charges or deductions; 'a clear profit' .

(adj.) affording free passage or view; 'a clear view'; 'a clear path to victory'; 'open waters'; 'the open countryside' .

(adj.) free from flaw or blemish or impurity; 'a clear perfect diamond'; 'the clear complexion of a healthy young woman' .

(adj.) characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); 'a clear conscience'; 'regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes' .

(adj.) free from contact or proximity or connection; 'we were clear of the danger'; 'the ship was clear of the reef' .

(adv.) completely; 'read the book clear to the end'; 'slept clear through the night'; 'there were open fields clear to the horizon'.

Checker: Sondra--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

(superl.) Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.

(superl.) Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.

(superl.) Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.

(superl.) Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.

(superl.) Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.

(superl.) Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.

(superl.) Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.

(superl.) Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.

(superl.) Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.

(superl.) Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.

(n.) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear.

(adv.) In a clear manner; plainly.

(adv.) Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.

(v. t.) To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds.

(v. t.) To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse.

(v. t.) To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous.

(v. t.) To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious.

(v. t.) To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out.

(v. t.) To free from the imputation of guilt; to justify, vindicate, or acquit; -- often used with from before the thing imputed.

(v. t.) To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.

(v. t.) To gain without deduction; to net.

(v. i.) To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; -- often followed by up, off, or away.

(v. i.) To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.

(v. i.) To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.

(v. i.) To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.

Checked by Carlton

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Transparent, bright, pellucid, limpid.[2]. Unmixed, pure.[3]. Unobstructed, unencumbered, free, open.[4]. Serene, fair, cloudless, unclouded, sunny, unobscured, undimmed.[5]. Net, without deductions.[6]. Perspicuous, lucid, distinct, plain, intelligible.[7]. Apparent, visible, palpable, evident, obvious, manifest, distinct, conspicuous, patent, unequivocal, unmistakable, indisputable, undeniable, unambiguous, unquestionable, not to be mistaken.[8]. Perspicacious, sharp, acute, discerning, prompt, quick.[9]. Innocent, unspotted, spotless, guiltless, sinless, irreproachable, unblemished, unsullied, undefiled, immaculate, clean.[10]. Musical, silvery, sonorous, mellifluous, euphonious, not harsh, not jarring.

v. a. [1]. Clarify, purify, refine, cleanse, make clear.[2]. Free, loose, liberate, emancipate, disinthrall, set free.[3]. Acquit, absolve, exonerate, discharge, justify, vindicate, set right.[4]. extricate, disengage, disentangle, disembarrass.[5]. Net, get or gain over and above expenses.[6]. Pass by or over without touching.

Checked by Cecily

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Open, pure, bright, transparent, free, disencumbered, disentangled, disengaged,absolved, acquitted, serene, unclouded, evident, apparent, distinct, manifest,conspicuous, unobstructed, plain, obvious, intelligible, lucid

ANT:Thick, muddy, foul, opaque, encumbered, entangled, condemned, convicted,turbid, dubious, indistinct, unintelligible

Checker: Olga

Definition

adj. pure bright undimmed: free from obstruction or difficulty: plain distinct: without blemish defect drawback or diminution: conspicuous: transparent.—adv. in a clear manner: plainly: wholly: quite.—v.t. to make clear: to empty: to free from obscurity obstruction or guilt: to free acquit or vindicate; to leap or pass by or over; to make profit: to settle a bill.—v.i. to become clear: to grow free bright or transparent.—ns. Clear′age a piece of land cleared; Clear′ance act of clearing: removal of hinderances: a certificate that a ship has been cleared at the custom-house—that is has satisfied all demands and procured permission to sail.—adjs. Clear′-eyed clear-sighted discerning; Clear′-head′ed having a clear understanding sagacious.—ns. Clear′ing the act of making clear: a tract of land cleared of wood &c. for cultivation: a method by which bankers exchange cheques and drafts and arrange the differences; Clear′ing-house a place in London where such clearing business is done; Clear′ing-nut the seed of Strychnos potatorum used in the East Indies for clearing muddy water.—adv. Clear′ly in a clear manner: distinctly.—ns. Clear′ness; Clear′-obscure′ (see Chiaroscuro).—adj. Clear′-sight′ed having clearness of sight: discerning.—ns. Clear′-sight′edness; Clear′-starch′er a laundress; Clear′-starch′ing the act of stiffening linen with clear starch; Clear-story (see Clerestory).—Clear out to be off; Clear the way to make the way open; Clear up to become clear.

Typist: Willard