Definition: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
Usage: finally broke out of the forest into the open
Main entry: clear
Definition: the state of being free of suspicion
Usage: investigation showed that he was in the clear
Definition: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
Usage: Clear the throat
Definition: rid of obstructions
Usage: Clear your desk
Main entry: clear
Definition: remove
Usage: clear the leaves from the lawn; Clear snow from the road
Main entry: clear
Definition: make a way or path by removing objects
Usage: Clear a path through the dense forest
Main entry: clear
Definition: remove the occupants of
Usage: Clear the building
Main entry: clear
Definition: remove (people) from a building
Usage: clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat
Main entry: clear
Definition: rid of instructions or data
Usage: clear a memory buffer
Main entry: clear
Definition: make clear, bright, light, or translucent
Usage: The water had to be cleared through filtering
Main entry: clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, illuminate, elucidate, enlighten
Definition: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Usage: Could you clarify these remarks?; Clear up the question of who is at fault
Definition: settle, as of a debt
Usage: clear a debt; solve an old debt
Main entry: pass, authorise, authorize, clear
Definition: grant authorization or clearance for
Usage: Clear the manuscript for publication; The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
Main entry: acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear
Definition: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Usage: The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
Main entry: clear
Definition: pass an inspection or receive authorization
Usage: clear customs
Definition: pass by, over, or under without making contact
Usage: the balloon cleared the tree tops
Main entry: clear
Definition: go away or disappear
Usage: The fog cleared in the afternoon
Main entry: clear
Definition: sell
Usage: We cleared a lot of the old model cars
Main entry: clear
Definition: be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
Usage: The check will clear within 2 business days
Main entry: clear, bring in, take in, earn, gain, make, realise, realize, pull in
Definition: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Usage: How much do you make a month in your new job?; She earns a lot in her new job; this merger brought in lots of money; He clears $5,000 each month
Main entry: sack, sack up, net, clear
Definition: make as a net profit
Usage: The company cleared $1 million
Definition: yield as a net profit
Usage: This sale netted me $1 million
Main entry: clear
Definition: clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
Usage: clear the water before it can be drunk
Main entry: clear
Definition: free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
Usage: Clear the ship and let it dock
Definition: go unchallenged; be approved
Usage: The bill cleared the House
Main entry: clear, clear up, brighten, light up
Definition: become clear
Usage: The sky cleared after the storm
Main entry: clear
Definition: readily apparent to the mind
Usage: 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
Main entry: clear
Definition: allowing light to pass through
Usage: clear water; clear plastic bags; clear glass; the air is clear and clean
Main entry: clear
Definition: free from confusion or doubt
Usage: a complex problem requiring a clear head; not clear about what is expected of us
Main entry: clear
Definition: free from clouds or mist or haze
Usage: on a clear day
Main entry: clear, well-defined
Definition: accurately stated or described
Usage: a set of well-defined values
Main entry: percipient, clear
Definition: characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
Usage: clear mind; a percipient author
Main entry: clean-cut, clear, clear-cut
Definition: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
Usage: as clear as a whistle; 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
Main entry: clear, unmortgaged
Definition: (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
Usage: I have clear title to this property
Main entry: clear
Definition: free from contact or proximity or connection
Usage: we were clear of the danger; the ship was clear of the reef
Main entry: clear, cleared, vindicated, exculpated, exonerated, absolved
Definition: freed from any question of guilt
Usage: is absolved from all blame; was now clear of the charge of cowardice; his official honor is vindicated
Main entry: clear, readable, decipherable
Definition: easily deciphered
Main entry: clear
Definition: clear of charges or deductions
Usage: a clear profit
Definition: affording free passage or view
Usage: a clear view; a clear path to victory; open waters; the open countryside
Main entry: clear
Definition: free from flaw or blemish or impurity
Usage: a clear perfect diamond; the clear complexion of a healthy young woman
Main entry: unclouded, clean, clear, light
Definition: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Usage: efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings; clear laughter like a waterfall; clear reds and blues; a light lilting voice like a silver bell
Definition: free of restrictions or qualifications
Usage: a clean bill of health; a clear winner
Main entry: clear
Definition: characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
Usage: a clear conscience; regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes
Definition: in an easily perceptible manner
Usage: could be seen clearly under the microscope; She cried loud and clear
Main entry: clear, all the way
Definition: completely
Usage: read the book clear to the end; slept clear through the night; there were open fields clear to the horizon