clear

Plural: clears

Noun

• the state of being free of suspicion
  • "investigation showed that he was in the clear"
• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
• The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
• A person who is free from the influence of engrams.

Verb

Verb Forms: cleared, clearing, clears

• To remove obstacles or make something understandable.
• rid of obstructions
  • "Clear your desk"
• make a way or path by removing objects
  • "Clear a path through the dense forest"
• become clear
  • "The sky cleared after the storm"
• grant authorization or clearance for
  • "Clear the manuscript for publication"
• remove
  • "clear the leaves from the lawn"
  • "Clear snow from the road"
• go unchallenged; be approved
  • "The bill cleared the House"
• be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
  • "The check will clear within 2 business days"
• go away or disappear
  • "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
• pass by, over, or under without making contact
  • "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
  • "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
• free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
  • "Clear the ship and let it dock"
• clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
  • "clear the water before it can be drunk"
• yield as a net profit
• make as a net profit
  • "The company cleared $1 million"
• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • "He clears $5,000 each month"
• sell
  • "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
• pass an inspection or receive authorization
  • "clear customs"
• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  • "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
• settle, as of a debt
  • "clear a debt"
• make clear, bright, light, or translucent
  • "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
• rid of instructions or data
  • "clear a memory buffer"
• remove (people) from a building
  • "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
• remove the occupants of
  • "Clear the building"
• free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
  • "Clear the throat"
• To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
• To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
• To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
• To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
• To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
• To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
• To pass without interference; to miss.
• To exceed a stated mark.
• To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
• Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
• To earn a profit of; to net.
• To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
• To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
• To obtain a clearance.
• To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
• To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
• To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
• To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
• To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
• To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.

Adjective

• Transparent; easily understood; free from doubt or obstruction.
• readily apparent 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"
• allowing light to pass through
  • "clear water"
  • "clear plastic bags"
  • "clear glass"
  • "the air is clear and clean"
• accurately stated or described
• free from clouds or mist or haze
  • "on a clear day"

Adjective Satellite

• free from confusion or doubt
  • "a complex problem requiring a clear head"
  • "not clear about what is expected of us"
• affording free passage or view
  • "a clear view"
  • "a clear path to victory"
• free from contact or proximity or connection
  • "we were clear of the danger"
  • "the ship was clear of the reef"
• characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
  • "a clear conscience"
  • "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
  • "clear laughter like a waterfall"
  • "clear reds and blues"
• (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
  • "I have clear title to this property"
• 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 clear-cut pattern"
• free of restrictions or qualifications
  • "a clear winner"
• free from flaw or blemish or impurity
  • "a clear perfect diamond"
  • "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
• clear of charges or deductions
  • "a clear profit"
• easily deciphered
• freed from any question of guilt
  • "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"
• characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
  • "clear mind"

Adverb

• completely
  • "read the book clear to the end"
  • "slept clear through the night"
  • "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
• in an easily perceptible manner
  • "could be seen clearly under the microscope"
  • "She cried loud and clear"

Adj

• Transparent in colour.
• Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
• Free of obstacles.
• Without clouds.
• Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
• Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
• Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
• Free of guilt, or suspicion.
• Without a thickening ingredient.
• Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
• Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
• Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
• Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
• Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
• Unmixed; entirely pure.
• Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
• Without diminution; in full; net.
• Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
• Good, the best.
• Better than, superior to.

Adv

• All the way; entirely.
• Not near something or touching it.
• Free (or separate) from others.
• In a clear manner; plainly.

Examples

• a clear complexion; clear lumber
• a clear conscience
• a clear intellect; a clear head
• a clear profit
• A low cross came in, and Smith cleared.
• a room ten feet square in the clear
• After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening.
• Air traffic control cleared the plane to land.
• as clear as crystal
• clear of texture; clear of odor
• clear sand
• clear weather; a clear day
• Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation.
• He gave clear instructions not to bother him at work.
• He managed to CLEAR the board for a bingo, despite the tricky letter arrangement.
• He's been clearing seven thousand a week.
• I cleared the first level in 36 seconds.
• I threw it clear across the river to the other side.
• I'm still not quite clear on what some of these words mean.
• I've cleared the press release with the marketing department, so go ahead and publish it.
• If you clear the table, I'll wash up.
• It took me weeks to achieve a one-credit clear (1CC).
• It was CLEAR that her strategy was working as she pulled ahead in Words With Friends.
• Nando's is clear.
• Please clear all this stuff off the table.
• Police took two hours to clear the road.
• Shake the test tube well, and the liquid should slowly clear.
• She made it clear that she dislike me.
• She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres.
• Spurs are clear of Arsenal.
• Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.
• The check might not clear for a couple of days.
• The coast is clear.
• The court cleared the man of murder.
• The door just barely clears the table as it closes.
• The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.
• The goalkeeper rushed forward to clear the ball.
• The leaping horse easily cleared the hurdles.
• The loggers came and cleared the trees.
• The marketing department has cleared the press release for publication.
• The steamer cleared for Liverpool today.
• The windshield was clear and clean.
• to clear an array;  to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value
• To prevent any shooting accidents, remember to clear your pistol and stay aware of your surroundings.
• We need to clear this issue once and for all.
• When the road cleared we continued our journey.

Synonyms

absolved, acquit, all the way, assoil, authorise, authorize, brighten, bring in, clean, clean-cut, clear up, clear-cut, cleared, clearly, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, decipherable, discharge, earn, elucidate, enlighten, exculpate, exculpated, exonerate, exonerated, gain, illuminate, light, light up, make, net, open, pass, percipient, pull in, readable, realise, realize, sack, sack up, shed light on, solve, sort out, straighten out, take in, top, unclouded, unclutter, unmortgaged, vindicated, well-defined, conspicuous, homogeneous, pellucid, stub, transparent

Antonyms

bounce, cloudy, clutter, convict, ill-defined, opaque, overcast, unclear, nebulous, obscure, thick, turbid

Related Words

clarity, in the clear

Anagrams of clear