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CLEAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
Example:
finally broke out of the forest into the open
Synonyms:
clear; open
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("clear" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Derivation:
clear (rid of obstructions)
clear (remove)
clear (make a way or path by removing objects)
clear (affording free passage or view)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being free of suspicion
Example:
investigation showed that he was in the clear
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("clear" is a kind of...):
innocence (a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense)
Derivation:
clear (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges)
clear (freed from any question of guilt)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Readily apparent to the mind
Example:
gave us a clear idea of human nature
Classified under:
Similar:
broad; unsubtle (lacking subtlety; obvious)
clear-cut; distinct; trenchant (clearly or sharply defined to the mind)
crystal clear; limpid; lucid; luculent; pellucid; perspicuous ((of language) transparently clear; easily understandable)
prima facie (as it seems at first sight)
unmistakable (clearly evident to the mind)
vivid (having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience)
Also:
distinct (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined)
definite (precise; explicit and clearly defined)
comprehendible; comprehensible (capable of being comprehended or understood)
unambiguous (having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning)
Attribute:
clarity; clearness; limpidity; lucidity; lucidness; pellucidity (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Antonym:
unclear (not clear to the mind)
Derivation:
clearness; clarity (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Allowing light to pass through
Example:
the air is clear and clean
Classified under:
Similar:
crystal clear; crystalline; limpid; lucid; pellucid; transparent (transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity)
hyaline; hyaloid (resembling glass in transparency or translucency)
limpid; liquid (clear and bright)
semitransparent; translucent (allowing light to pass through diffusely)
unclouded (not made opaque or cloudy by sediment)
unfrosted ((of glass) lacking a frosted coating)
Attribute:
clarity; clearness; uncloudedness (the quality of clear water)
Antonym:
opaque (not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight)
Derivation:
clarity; clearness (the quality of clear water)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Free from confusion or doubt
Example:
not clear about what is expected of us
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
clear-thinking; clearheaded (not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently)
Derivation:
clearness (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Free from clouds or mist or haze
Example:
on a clear day
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
serene (completely clear and fine)
fair (free of clouds or rain)
cloudless; unclouded (free from clouds)
Domain category:
meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))
Antonym:
cloudy (full of or covered with clouds)
Derivation:
clarity; clearness (the quality of clear water)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Accurately stated or described
Example:
a set of well-defined values
Synonyms:
clear; well-defined
Classified under:
Adjectives
Derivation:
clarity; clearness (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
Example:
a percipient author
Synonyms:
clear; percipient
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
discerning (having or revealing keen insight and good judgment)
Derivation:
clearness (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
Example:
a clear-cut pattern
Synonyms:
clean-cut; clear; clear-cut
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
distinct (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined)
Derivation:
clearness (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Sense 8
Meaning:
(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
Example:
I have clear title to this property
Synonyms:
clear; unmortgaged
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unencumbered (free of encumbrance)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Free from contact or proximity or connection
Example:
the ship was clear of the reef
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
free (not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Freed from any question of guilt
Example:
his official honor is vindicated
Synonyms:
absolved; clear; cleared; exculpated; exonerated; vindicated
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
clean-handed; guiltless; innocent (free from evil or guilt)
Derivation:
clear (the state of being free of suspicion)
clearness (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Sense 11
Meaning:
Easily deciphered
Synonyms:
clear; decipherable; readable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
legible ((of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered)
Derivation:
clarity; clearness (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Sense 12
Meaning:
Clear of charges or deductions
Example:
a clear profit
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
net; nett (remaining after all deductions)
Sense 13
Meaning:
Affording free passage or view
Example:
the open countryside
Synonyms:
clear; open
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unobstructed (free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance)
Derivation:
clarity (the quality of clear water)
clear (a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water)
Sense 14
Meaning:
Free from flaw or blemish or impurity
Example:
the clear complexion of a healthy young woman
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
perfect (being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish)
Derivation:
clearness (the quality of clear water)
Sense 15
Meaning:
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Example:
a light lilting voice like a silver bell
Synonyms:
clean; clear; light; unclouded
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Derivation:
clarity; clearness (the quality of clear water)
Sense 16
Meaning:
Free of restrictions or qualifications
Example:
a clear winner
Synonyms:
clean; clear
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unqualified (not limited or restricted)
Sense 17
Meaning:
Characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
Example:
regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
untroubled (not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they clear ... he / she / it clears
Past simple: cleared
Past participle: cleared
-ing form: clearing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
Example:
Clear the throat
Synonyms:
clear; clear up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Rid of obstructions
Example:
Clear your desk
Synonyms:
clear; unclutter
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Verb group:
clear (remove)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They clear the path of the snow
Also:
clear away; clear off (remove from sight)
Derivation:
clear (a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Remove
Example:
Clear snow from the road
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Verb group:
clear (make a way or path by removing objects)
clear; unclutter (rid of obstructions)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
bare; denudate; denude; strip (lay bare)
clear-cut (remove all the trees at one time)
stump (remove tree stumps from)
deforest; disafforest; disforest (remove the trees from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They clear the snow from the path
Derivation:
clearing (a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area)
clear (a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Make a way or path by removing objects
Example:
Clear a path through the dense forest
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Verb group:
clear (remove)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
clear (a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water)
clearing (a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Remove the occupants of
Example:
Clear the building
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
empty (make void or empty of contents)
Verb group:
clear (remove (people) from a building)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
Meaning:
Remove (people) from a building
Example:
clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
move out; remove; take out (cause to leave)
Verb group:
clear (remove the occupants of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 7
Meaning:
Rid of instructions or data
Example:
clear a memory buffer
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
empty (make void or empty of contents)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
Meaning:
Make clear, bright, light, or translucent
Example:
The water had to be cleared through filtering
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
clearing (the act of removing solid particles from a liquid)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Example:
Clear up the question of who is at fault
Synonyms:
clear; clear up; crystalise; crystalize; crystallise; crystallize; elucidate; enlighten; illuminate; shed light on; sort out; straighten out
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
clarify; clear up; elucidate (make clear and (more) comprehensible)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 10
Meaning:
Settle, as of a debt
Example:
solve an old debt
Synonyms:
clear; solve
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
determine; settle; square off; square up (settle conclusively; come to terms)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 11
Meaning:
Grant authorization or clearance for
Example:
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
Synonyms:
authorise; authorize; clear; pass
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
approbate (approve or sanction officially)
certificate (authorize by certificate)
approve; O.K.; okay; sanction (give sanction to)
declare (authorize payments of)
certify; licence; license (authorize officially)
commission (charge with a task)
formalise; formalize; validate (declare or make legally valid)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Derivation:
clearance (permission to proceed)
Sense 12
Meaning:
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Example:
The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
Synonyms:
acquit; assoil; clear; discharge; exculpate; exonerate
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
judge; label; pronounce (pronounce judgment on)
"Clear" entails doing...:
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
purge (clear of a charge)
whitewash (exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data)
vindicate (clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Sentence example:
They want to clear the prisoners
Derivation:
clear (the state of being free of suspicion)
clearing (the act of freeing from suspicion)
Sense 13
Meaning:
Pass an inspection or receive authorization
Example:
clear customs
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
clear; pass (go unchallenged; be approved)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 14
Meaning:
Pass by, over, or under without making contact
Example:
the balloon cleared the tree tops
Synonyms:
clear; top
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
overhaul; overtake; pass (travel past)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
hop (jump across)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
clearance (the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them)
Sense 15
Meaning:
Go away or disappear
Example:
The fog cleared in the afternoon
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
disappear; go away; vanish (become invisible or unnoticeable)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 16
Meaning:
Sell
Example:
We cleared a lot of the old model cars
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)
Domain category:
commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 17
Meaning:
Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
Example:
The check will clear within 2 business days
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
bounce (come back after being refused)
Sense 18
Meaning:
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Example:
He clears $5,000 each month
Synonyms:
bring in; clear; earn; gain; make; pull in; realise; realize; take in
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)
Verb group:
clear; net; sack; sack up (make as a net profit)
make (act in a certain way so as to acquire)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
eke out; squeeze out (make by laborious and precarious means)
profit; turn a profit (make a profit; gain money or materially)
rake off (take money from an illegal transaction)
bring home; take home (earn as a salary or wage)
rake in; shovel in (earn large sums of money)
gross (earn before taxes, expenses, etc.)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They clear the money
Sense 19
Meaning:
Make as a net profit
Example:
The company cleared $1 million
Synonyms:
clear; net; sack; sack up
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
benefit; gain; profit (derive a benefit from)
Verb group:
bring in; clear; earn; gain; make; pull in; realise; realize; take in (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages)
clear; net (yield as a net profit)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 20
Meaning:
Yield as a net profit
Example:
This sale netted me $1 million
Synonyms:
clear; net
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
bear; pay; yield (bring in)
Verb group:
clear; net; sack; sack up (make as a net profit)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 21
Meaning:
Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
Example:
clear the water before it can be drunk
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
disembarrass; free; rid (relieve from)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
clearing (the act of removing solid particles from a liquid)
Sense 22
Meaning:
Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
Example:
Clear the ship and let it dock
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
discharge; free (free from obligations or duties)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 23
Meaning:
Go unchallenged; be approved
Example:
The bill cleared the House
Synonyms:
clear; pass
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
clear (pass an inspection or receive authorization)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 24
Meaning:
Become clear
Example:
The sky cleared after the storm
Synonyms:
brighten; clear; clear up; light up
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
It is ----ing
IV. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an easily perceptible manner
Example:
She cried loud and clear
Synonyms:
clear; clearly
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Completely
Example:
there were open fields clear to the horizon
Synonyms:
all the way; clear
Classified under:
Context examples:
Neuromelanin accumulates over the lifespan and is only cleared away from cells following cell death, as occurs in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.
(Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI identified as a potential biomarker for psychosis, National Institutes of Health)
Within the first day of injury, immune cells from the blood called inflammatory monocytes entered the core of the injured meningeal tissue and started clearing away dead cells.
(Scientists watch the brain’s lining heal after a head injury, National Institutes of Health)
It is not clear exactly what causes it, but there is currently no cure, and no obvious contenders for prevention either.
(Eat Chocolate for Steady Heartbea, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Nevertheless, it is not clear if sleep allows for more sophisticated forms of learning.
(Learning While Sleeping?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Six of the crew, of whom I was one, having let down the boat into the sea, made a shift to get clear of the ship and the rock.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Again the other cleared his throat and spoke with painstaking and judicial slowness.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
“You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear. For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room.”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Then he came in like a fresh-caught fish on a line, clearing the rail generously and striking the deck in a heap, on hands and knees, and rolling over.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
The researchers have begun creating additional variants that they hope will be able to clear infections at lower doses.
(Venom of Wasp, Bee Repurposed as Antibiotic Drug, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This has provided astronomers with a clear glimpse of how stars go from a sometimes-turbulent adolescence into calmer adulthood.
(Spitzer Studies a Stellar Playground With a Long History, NASA)
