What is the meaning of the word "clear"?
Definitions:
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(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
adjective
- I have clear title to this property
- I have clear title to this property
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affording free passage or view adjective
- a clear view
- a clear view
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allowing light to pass through adjective
- clear water
- clear water
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characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving adjective
- clear mind
- clear mind
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characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt) adjective
- a clear conscience
- a clear conscience
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clear of charges or deductions adjective
- a clear profit
- a clear profit
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completely adverb
- read the book clear to the end
- read the book clear to the end
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free from clouds or mist or haze adjective
- on a clear day
- on a clear day
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free from confusion or doubt adjective
- a complex problem requiring a clear head
- a complex problem requiring a clear head
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free from flaw or blemish or impurity adjective
- a clear perfect diamond
- a clear perfect diamond
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in an easily perceptible manner adverb
- could be seen clearly under the microscope
- could be seen clearly under the microscope
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readily apparent to the mind adjective
- a clear and present danger
- a clear and present danger
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the state of being free of suspicion noun
- Investigation showed that they were in the clear.
- Investigation showed that they were in the clear.
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to be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts verb
- The check will clear within 2 business days
- The check will clear within 2 business days
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to become clear verb
- The sky cleared after the storm.
- The sky cleared after the storm.
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to clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. verb
- We cleared the water so it is safe to drink.
- We cleared the water so it is safe to drink.
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to go away or disappear verb
- The fog cleared in the afternoon
- The fog cleared in the afternoon
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to make as a net profit verb
- The company cleared $1 million
- The company cleared $1 million
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to make clear, bright, light, or translucent verb
- The water had to be cleared through filtering
- The water had to be cleared through filtering
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to make free from confusion or ambiguity verb
- Let's clear up these ambiguities.
- Let's clear up these ambiguities.
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to pass an inspection or receive authorization verb
- clear customs
- clear customs
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to pass by, over, or under without making contact verb
- The balloon cleared the tree tops.
- The balloon cleared the tree tops.
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to pronounce not guilty of criminal charges verb
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges.
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to remove people from a building verb
- They cleared the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat.
- They cleared the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat.
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to remove something verb
- Please clear the leaves from the lawn.
- Please clear the leaves from the lawn.
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to remove the occupants of verb
- The demolition team cleared the building before the explosion.
- The demolition team cleared the building before the explosion.
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to rid of instructions or data verb
- clear a memory buffer
- clear a memory buffer
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to rid of obstructions verb
- Make sure to clear the barrel before firing.
- Make sure to clear the barrel before firing.
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to sell or get rid of verb
- We cleared a lot of the old model cars.
- We cleared a lot of the old model cars.
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to settle, as of a debt verb
- I finally cleared my loans.
- I finally cleared my loans.
Synonyms:
- absolved
- clean
- clean-cut
- clear up
- clear-cut
- cleared
- clearly
- crystalise
- crystalize
- crystallise
- crystallize
- deal
- decipherable
- discharge
- doff
- elucidate
- empty
- enlighten
- exculpated
- exonerated
- illuminate
- light
- light up
- make
- net
- open
- pass
- percipient
- plumb
- readable
- sack
- shed light on
- solve
- sort out
- straighten out
- top
- unclouded
- unclutter
- unmortgaged
- vindicated
- well-defined