Overview of noun clear

The noun clear has 2 senses

• clear -- (the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear")


• open, clear -- (a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open")

Overview of verb clear

The verb clear has 24 senses

• unclutter, clear -- (rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk")


• clear -- (make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest")


• clear up, clear, light up, brighten -- (become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm")


• authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")


• clear -- (remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road")


• pass, clear -- (go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House")


• clear -- (be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days")


• clear -- (go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon")


• clear, top -- (pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops")


• clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault")


• clear -- (free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock")


• clear -- (clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk")


• net, clear -- (yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million")


• net, sack, sack up, clear -- (make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million")


• gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "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")


• clear -- (sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars")


• clear -- (pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs")


• acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate -- (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges")


• clear, solve -- (settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt")


• clear -- (make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering")


• clear -- (rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer")


• clear -- (remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat")


• clear -- (remove the occupants of; "Clear the building")


• clear, clear up -- (free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat")

Overview of adj clear

The adj clear has 17 senses

• clear -- (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")


• clear -- (free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us")


• clear, open -- (affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside")


• clear -- (allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean")


• clear -- (free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef")


• clear -- (characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes")


• clean, clear, light, unclouded -- ((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "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")


• clear, unmortgaged -- ((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, clean-cut, clear-cut -- (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 spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern")


• well-defined, clear -- (accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values")


• clear -- (free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day")


• clean, clear -- (free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner")


• clear -- (free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman")


• clear -- (clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit")


• clear, decipherable, readable -- (easily deciphered)


• absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated -- (freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated")


• clear, percipient -- (characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author")

Overview of adv clear

The adv clear has 2 senses

• clear, all the way -- (completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon")


• clearly, clear -- (in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear")