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Clear

noun
/klɪə(ɹ)/
Word Frequency: 135.5

Definitions

1.nounFull extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
"a room ten feet square in the clear"
2.nounThe completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
3.nounA person who is free from the influence of engrams.
4.verbTo remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
"If you clear the table, I'll wash up."
5.verbTo remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
"Please clear all this stuff off the table."
6.verbTo become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
"After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening."
7.verbTo eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
"We need to clear this issue once and for all."
8.verbTo remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
"The court cleared the man of murder."
9.verbTo pass without interference; to miss.
"The door just barely clears the table as it closes."
10.verb(activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
"She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres."
11.verbTo finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
"I cleared the first level in 36 seconds."
12.verbOf a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
"The check might not clear for a couple of days."
13.verbTo earn a profit of; to net.
"He's been clearing seven thousand a week."
14.verbTo approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
"Air traffic control cleared the plane to land."
15.verbTo obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
"I've cleared the press release with the marketing department, so go ahead and publish it."
16.verbTo obtain a clearance.
"The steamer cleared for Liverpool today."
17.verbTo obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
18.verbTo disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
19.verbTo hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
"A low cross came in, and Smith cleared."
20.verbTo reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
"to clear an array;  to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value"
21.verbTo style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
22.adjectiveTransparent in colour.
"as clear as crystal"
23.adjectiveBright, not dark or obscured.
"Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation."
24.adjectiveFree of obstacles.
"The coast is clear."
25.adjectiveWithout clouds.
"clear weather; a clear day"
26.adjectiveOf the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
27.adjectiveFree of ambiguity or doubt.
"Do I make myself clear? Crystal clear."
28.adjectiveDistinct, sharp, well-marked.
29.adjectiveFree of guilt, or suspicion.
"a clear conscience"
30.adjective(of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
31.adjectivePossessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
"clear of texture; clear of odor"
32.adjectiveFree from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
33.adjectiveAble to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
"a clear intellect; a clear head"
34.adjectiveNot clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
35.adjectiveEasily or distinctly heard; audible.
36.adjectiveUnmixed; entirely pure.
"clear sand"
37.adjectiveWithout defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
"a clear complexion; clear lumber"
38.adjectiveWithout diminution; in full; net.
"a clear profit"
39.adverbAll the way; entirely.
"I threw it clear across the river to the other side."
40.adverbNot near something or touching it.
"Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming."
41.adverbFree (or separate) from others
42.adverbIn a clear manner; plainly.

Synonyms

stubpellucidtransparenthomogeneousconspicuoustranslucentlimpidsemitransparentshed light onbrightilluminateenlighten

Antonyms

thickopaqueturbidcloudynebulousobscure

Rhymes With

austeresneerjeercavalierseverepeerqueerpremier
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