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Definition: Meaning of, clear in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / klɪə /

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clear clearer clearest
  1. easy to understand expressed in a simple and direct way so that people understand [↪  clarity, clearly]
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  2. impossible to doubt impossible to doubt, question, or make a mistake about [↪  clearly]
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  3. sure about something feeling certain that you know or understand something [↪  clearly]
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  4. thinking able to think sensibly and quickly [↪  clarity, clearly]
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  5. substance/liquid easy to see through, rather than coloured or dirty [=  transparent]
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  6. weather clean and fresh, without clouds or mist
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  7. eyes healthy, very pure in colour, and without any redness
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  8. skin smooth and without any red spots
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  9. easy to see having details, edges, lines etc that are easy to see, or shapes that are easy to recognize [↪  clarity]
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  10. easy to hear easy to hear, and therefore easy to understand [↪  clarity, clearly]
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  11. after tax a clear amount of profit, wages etc is what is left after taxes have been paid on it [=  net]
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  12. a clear conscience the knowledge that you have done the right thing and should not feel guilty
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  13. period of time without any planned activities or events
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  14. not busy complete or whole
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  15. not blocked/covered not covered or blocked by anything that stops you from doing or seeing what you want
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  16. see your way clear (to doing something) informal to have the necessary time or willingness to be able to do something
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  17. be clear of something to not be touching something, or to be past someone or something
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  18. as clear as mud spoken used humorously to say that something is very difficult to understand
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clear cleared cleared
Present Participle Third Person Singular
clearing clears
  1. surface/place [transitive] to make somewhere emptier or tidier by removing things from it
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  2. remove people [transitive] to make people, cars etc leave a place
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  3. crime/blame etc [transitive usually passive] to prove that someone is not guilty of something
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  4. permission [transitive] to give or get official permission for something to be done
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  5. permission [transitive] to give official permission for a person, ship, or aircraft to enter or leave a country
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  6. clear your throat to cough in order to be able to speak with a clear voice
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  7. weather also clear up [intransitive] if the weather, sky, mist etc clears, it becomes better and there is more sun
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  8. liquid [intransitive] if a liquid clears, it becomes more transparent and you can see through it
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  9. cheque [intransitive and transitive] if a cheque clears, or if a bank clears it, the bank allows the money to be paid into the account of the person whose name is on the cheque
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  10. go over/past [transitive] to go over a fence, wall etc without touching it, or to go past or through something and no longer be in it
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  11. clear a debt/loan to get rid of a debt by paying what you owe
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  12. clear your head/mind to stop worrying or thinking about something, or get rid of the effects of drinking too much alcohol
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  13. face/expression [intransitive] literary if your face or expression clears, you stop looking worried or angry
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  14. clear the way for something written to make it possible for a process to happen
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  15. skin also clear up [intransitive] if your skin clears, red marks on it disappear
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  16. clear the air to do something to end an argument or bad situation, for example discuss a problem calmly
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  17. clear (something through) customs to be allowed to take things through CUSTOM s
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  18. clear the decks to do all the work that needs to be done before you can do other things
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  19. earn [transitive] informal to earn a particular amount of money after taxes have been paid on it
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clear clearer clearest
  1. away from something, or out of the way
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  2. keep/stay/steer clear (of somebody/something) to avoid someone or something because of possible danger or trouble
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  3. informal especially American English used to emphasize a long distance
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  1. in the clear not guilty of something
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clear used in phrases

  • all clear (noun)
    1. the all clear official permission to begin doing something
    2. the all clear a signal such as a loud whistle that tells you that a dangerous situation has ended
  • clear and present danger (noun)
    1. a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged
  • clear liquid diet (noun)
    1. fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin a diet of fluids with minimal residues ; cannot be used for more than one day postoperative
  • clear sailing (noun)
    1. easy unobstructed progress
  • clear the air (verb)
    1. dispel differences or negative emotions
  • clear the decks (verb)
    1. informal prepare for something by dealing with outstanding issues or tasks
  • clear the throat (verb)
    1. clear mucus or food from one's throat
  • clear-air turbulence (noun)
    1. strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts
  • clear-cut (adjective)
    1. easy to understand or be certain about [=  definite]
    clear-cut (noun)
    1. American English an area of forest that has been completely cut down
  • clear-eyed (adjective)
    1. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
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clear used in phrasal verbs

  • clear away (phrasal verb)
    1. to remove something that you have finished using or no longer want in order to make a place tidy
  • clear off (phrasal verb)
    1. to leave a place quickly
    2. used for telling someone rudely to go away
  • clear out (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to make a place or container clean or tidy by removing things that are not wanted and getting rid of any dirt or dust in it
    2. to remove things that are not wanted from a place or container in order to make it tidy
  • clear up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] if the weather clears up, the clouds or rain go away
    2. [intransitive/transitive] to make a place tidy by removing things that you have finished using or no longer want
  • clear up after (phrasal verb)
    1. clear up after someone to make a place tidy after someone else has made it untidy
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