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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



... comes the gay fellows, here they come upon the trot, all eager and anxious to mark the first blow, start the odds, and curry the coal.{1} These are the lads of life—true lovers of the sport—up to the manouvre—clear and quick-sighted, nothing but good ones—aye aye, and here comes Bill Gibbons, furnished ...
— Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. • Pierce Egan
... reproduced the brilliant sparkles, so that the boat appeared to be floating between two glittering zones. They could not be mistaken in the nature of the irradiation thrown from the glowing nucleus, whose clear rays were shattered by all the angles, all the projections of the cavern. This light proceeded from an electric source, and its white color betrayed its origin. It was the sun of this cave, ...
— The Mysterious Island • Jules Verne
... the great Conflict-at-arms naturally enough believed itself right, and that the other side was the first aggressor; but the judgment of Mankind has placed the blame where it properly belonged—on the shoulders of the Rebels. The calm, clear statement of President Lincoln, in his July Message to Congress, touching the assault and its preceding history—together with his conclusions—states the whole matter in such authentic and convincing manner that it may be said to have settled the point ...
— The Great Conspiracy, Complete • John Alexander Logan
... Hamersley Range. On descending to the camp, I started a fragment of rock of a few tons weight, which rushed with fearful velocity towards the deep gorge in which the horses were feeding. After carrying all before it for a quarter of a mile, it made a clear spring over a cliff 200 feet in depth, and plunged into the waters below with a sound like thunder, inducing a belief at the camp that a large portion of cliff had fallen. Fortunately it did not produce an estampede, which I had known to have been caused on another occasion ...
— Journals of Australian Explorations • A C and F T Gregory
... impression from the day's whirl that remained clear and radiant: He had looked at the veritable face of his heroine. He began his letter to Tessie Kearns. "At last I have seen Miss Baxter face to face. There was no doubt about its being her. You would have known her at once. And how beautiful she is! ...
— Merton of the Movies • Harry Leon Wilson


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