Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Free from clouds, mist, or haze.
- adjective Not obscured or darkened; bright.
- adjective Easily seen through; transparent.
- adjective Free from flaw, blemish, or impurity.
- adjective Free from impediment, obstruction, or hindrance; open.
- adjective Plain or evident to the mind; unmistakable.
- adjective Easily perceptible to the eye or ear; distinct.
- adjective Discerning or perceiving easily; keen.
- adjective Free from doubt or confusion; certain.
- adjective Free from qualification or limitation; absolute.
- adjective Free from guilt; untroubled.
- adjective Having been freed from contact, proximity, or connection.
- adjective Free from charges or deductions; net.
- adjective Containing nothing.
- adverb Distinctly; clearly.
- adverb Out of the way; completely away.
- adverb Informal All the way; completely.
- intransitive verb To make light, clear, or bright.
- intransitive verb To rid of impurities, blemishes, muddiness, or foreign matter.
- intransitive verb To free from confusion, doubt, or ambiguity; make plain or intelligible.
- intransitive verb To rid of objects or obstructions.
- intransitive verb To make (a way or clearing) by removing obstructions.
- intransitive verb To remove (objects or obstructions).
- intransitive verb To remove the occupants of.
- intransitive verb To remove (people).
- intransitive verb To move or shoot (a ball or puck) away from the goal or out of the defensive zone.
- intransitive verb To clear a ball or puck out of (the defensive zone), as in lacrosse or hockey.
- intransitive verb To rid (a memory location or buffer, for example) of instructions or data.
- intransitive verb To remove (instructions or data) from memory.
- intransitive verb To free from a legal charge or imputation of guilt; acquit.
- intransitive verb To pass by, under, or over without contact.
- intransitive verb To settle (a debt).
- intransitive verb To gain (a given amount) as net profit or earnings.
- intransitive verb To pass (a bill of exchange, such as a check) through a clearing-house.
- intransitive verb To secure the approval of.
- intransitive verb To authorize or approve.
- intransitive verb To free (a ship or cargo) from legal detention at a harbor by fulfilling customs and harbor requirements.
- intransitive verb To give clearance or authorization to.
- intransitive verb To free (the throat) of phlegm by making a rasping sound.
- intransitive verb To become clear.
- intransitive verb To go away; disappear.
- intransitive verb To exchange checks and bills or settle accounts through a clearing-house.
- intransitive verb To pass through the banking system and be debited and credited to the relevant accounts.
- intransitive verb To comply with customs and harbor requirements in discharging a cargo or in leaving or entering a port.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is connected with the former of them by the recurrence of the same word, which in the first petition was rendered 'cleanse' -- or, more accurately, 'clear' -- and in this final clause is to be rendered accurately, 'I shall be _clear_ from the great transgression.'
Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms Alexander Maclaren 1868
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_clear_, or as clear a one as will pass muster with the government and with the preconceptions of the people themselves.
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded Delia Bacon 1835
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"I wish to explain -- to make clear to you -- _clear_.
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III. iii.28 (326,9) The devil knew not what he did, when he made men politick; he cross'd himself by't: and I cannot think, but in the end the villainies of man will set him clear] [_Set him clear_ does not mean acquit him before heaven; for then _the devil_ must be supposed _to know what_ he did: but it signifies puzzle him, outdo him at his own weapons.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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Let us keep to the classification scheme of general anuttarayoga and use merely the term clear-light mind for the subtlest level of mental activity.
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Let us keep to the classification scheme of general anuttarayoga and use merely the term clear-light mind for the subtlest level of mental activity.
Making Sense of Tantra ��� 7 Non-Gelug Variations Concerning General Tantra 2002
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However "boring" my introduction may have appeared to Dr. Tarassuk, it was necessary precisely for the purpose of making the term clear to foreign readers, so that they would not mix up kliukva with the non-ironic terms "blunder" or "boner."
Cranberry Sauce Struve, Gleb 1977
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First of all, to make his title clear, Frank had been desired to visit the hospitable house of old Justice Inglewood, with whom Sir Hildebrand had deposited his will.
Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett
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Any additions needed to make the title clear are to be supplied, and inclosed by brackets.
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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But the land was cheap, the title clear, the soil good, and all were on the same footing, willing to help each other.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman
treeseed commented on the word clear
a town in Alaska, USA
February 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word clear
A contranym: One both "sees" clearly and "blanks" what they see.
May 14, 2008