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CLEAR

Definition:

1. [adverb] completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
   Synonyms: all the way
   
   
2. [adverb] in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear"
   Synonyms: ly
   
   
3. [noun] the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear"
   
   
4. [noun] a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"
   Synonyms: open
   
   
5. [verb] rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
   Synonyms: unclutter
   
   
6. [verb] make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest"
   
   
7. [verb] become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
   Synonyms: up, light up, brighten
   
   
8. [verb] grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
   Synonyms: authorize, authorise, pass
   
   
9. [verb] remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
   
   
10. [verb] go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
    Synonyms: pass
    
    
11. [verb] be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days"
    
    
12. [verb] go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
    
    
13. [verb] pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
    Synonyms: top
    
    
14. [verb] make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
    Synonyms: up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
    
    
15. [verb] free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"
    
    
16. [verb] clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"
    
    
17. [verb] yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
    Synonyms: net
    
    
18. [verb] make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
    Synonyms: net, sack, sack up
    
    
19. [verb] earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "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"
    Synonyms: gain, take in, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
    
    
20. [verb] sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
    
    
21. [verb] pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"
    
    
22. [verb] pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
    Synonyms: acquit, assoil, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
    
    
23. [verb] settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
    Synonyms: solve
    
    
24. [verb] make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
    
    
25. [verb] rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer"
    
    
26. [verb] remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
    
    
27. [verb] remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"
    
    
28. [verb] free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
    Synonyms: up
    
    
29. [adjective] clear 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"
    
    
30. [adjective] free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us"
    
    
31. [adjective] affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"
    Synonyms: open
    
    
32. [adjective] free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"
    
    
33. [adjective] free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"
    
    
34. [adjective] characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
    
    
35. [adjective] (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"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
    Synonyms: clean, light, unclouded
    
    
36. [adjective] (especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property"
    Synonyms: unmortgaged
    
    
37. [adjective] 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"
    Synonyms: clean-cut, -cut
    
    
38. [adjective] accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values"
    Synonyms: well-defined
    
    
39. [adjective] free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day"
    
    
40. [adjective] free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
    Synonyms: clean
    
    
41. [adjective] free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"
    
    
42. [adjective] clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit"
    
    
43. [adjective] easily deciphered
    Synonyms: decipherable, readable
    
    
44. [adjective] freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
    Synonyms: absolved, ed, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated
    
    
45. [adjective] characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author"
    Synonyms: percipient
    
    
46. [adjective] of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
    
    

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Related Words:

• approbate
• certificate
• approve, O.K., okay, sanction
• declare
• license, licence, certify
• commission
• validate, formalize, formalise
• denude, bare, denudate, strip
• stump
• deforest, disforest, disafforest
• clear
• hop
• eke out, squeeze out
• profit, turn a profit
• rake off
• take home, bring home
• rake in, shovel in
• gross
• yield, pay, bear
• vindicate
• whitewash
• purge

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