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Clear   /klɪr/   Listen
Clear

adjective
(compar. clearer; superl. clearest)
1.
Readily apparent to the mind.  "A clear explanation" , "A clear case of murder" , "A clear indication that she was angry" , "Gave us a clear idea of human nature"
2.
Free from confusion or doubt.  "Not clear about what is expected of us"
3.
Affording free passage or view.  Synonym: open.  "A clear path to victory" , "Open waters" , "The open countryside"
4.
Allowing light to pass through.  "Clear plastic bags" , "Clear glass" , "The air is clear and clean"
5.
Free from contact or proximity or connection.  "The ship was clear of the reef"
6.
Characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt).  "Regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
7.
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims.  Synonyms: clean, light, unclouded.  "Clear laughter like a waterfall" , "Clear reds and blues" , "A light lilting voice like a silver bell"
8.
(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law.  Synonym: unmortgaged.
9.
Clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible.  Synonyms: clean-cut, clear-cut.  "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"
10.
Accurately stated or described.  Synonym: well-defined.
11.
Free from clouds or mist or haze.
12.
Free of restrictions or qualifications.  Synonym: clean.  "A clear winner"
13.
Free from flaw or blemish or impurity.  "The clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
14.
Clear of charges or deductions.
15.
Easily deciphered.  Synonyms: decipherable, readable.
16.
Freed from any question of guilt.  Synonyms: absolved, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated.  "Was now clear of the charge of cowardice" , "His official honor is vindicated"
17.
Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving.  Synonym: percipient.  "A percipient author"
verb
(past & past part. cleared; pres. part. clearing)
1.
Rid of obstructions.  Synonym: unclutter.
2.
Make a way or path by removing objects.
3.
Become clear.  Synonyms: brighten, clear up, light up.
4.
Grant authorization or clearance for.  Synonyms: authorise, authorize, pass.  "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
5.
Remove.  "Clear snow from the road"
6.
Go unchallenged; be approved.  Synonym: pass.
7.
Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts.
8.
Go away or disappear.
9.
Pass by, over, or under without making contact.  Synonym: top.
10.
Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.  Synonyms: clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out.  "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
11.
Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment.
12.
Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc..
13.
Yield as a net profit.  Synonym: net.
14.
Make as a net profit.  Synonyms: net, sack, sack up.
15.
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.  Synonyms: bring in, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in.  "She earns a lot in her new job" , "This merger brought in lots of money" , "He clears $5,000 each month"
16.
Sell.
17.
Pass an inspection or receive authorization.
18.
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.  Synonyms: acquit, assoil, discharge, exculpate, exonerate.
19.
Settle, as of a debt.  Synonym: solve.  "Solve an old debt"
20.
Make clear, bright, light, or translucent.
21.
Rid of instructions or data.
22.
Remove (people) from a building.
23.
Remove the occupants of.
24.
Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound.  Synonym: clear up.
adverb
1.
Completely.  Synonym: all the way.  "Slept clear through the night" , "There were open fields clear to the horizon"
2.
In an easily perceptible manner.  Synonym: clearly.  "She cried loud and clear"
noun
1.
The state of being free of suspicion.
2.
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water.  Synonym: open.



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"Clear" Quotes from Famous Books



... in a firm, clear voice. "When I was choosing my name I took 'Kamama the Butterfly' because it was such a pretty design to put on my dress, and not because it meant anything to me. I do not wish to be known as 'Kamama the Butterfly' any longer. If I may, I would like to take the name ...
— The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods - Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping • Hildegard G. Frey
... ridicule is pointless; when the mind, armed by truth and elevated by humanity, rejects its insidious efforts—and, absorbed by more laudable feelings, despises even the smile of contempt. The justice of Lecointre's cause supplied his want of external advantages: and his arguments were so clear and so unanswerable, that the plain diction in which they were conveyed was more impressive than the most finished eloquence; and neither the malice nor sarcasms of his enemies had any effect but on those who were ...
— A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, • An English Lady
... I have heard men say who didn't care about him particularly, and who were not at all of his way of thinking, that they would rather not discuss with him. He was sure to win them over to his cause with his wonderful, clear persuasive arguments. ...
— My First Years As A Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 • Mary King Waddington
... by the mound on which the Mexicans had made their brief stand. The three said little. Even the Ring Tailed Panther had thoughts that were not voiced. The hill, the site of the first battle in their great struggle, stood out, clear and sharp, in the moonlight. But it ...
— The Texan Star - The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty • Joseph A. Altsheler
... Bonaventure, had expressed some doubt as to George being old enough for the responsibility of command, but he did not know the lad so well as old Si Radlett did, and had not followed his career with the same interest; and no sooner was the Nonsuch clear of the channel—which event occurred on the day following that of her departure from Plymouth—than the young commander began to justify the confidence which his new owner had ...
— The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer • Harry Collingwood


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