Sekirov Dictionary

clear

UK /ˈklɪə/US /ˈklɪɚ/

adjective 20
verb 20
adverb 4
noun 5
forms 8
phrases 13

adjective20

Transparent in colour.
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easy to understand, and leaving no doubt about what is meant
- He gave clear instructions not to bother him at work.
- She made it clear that she dislike me.
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Free of obstacles.
- The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.
- the coast is clear
Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
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Without clouds.
- Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers. — 1910
Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
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Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- The windshield was clear and clean.
- Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation.
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Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- high school girls with clear-skinned smiles — 1975
(figurative) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
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Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- Mother of Science, Now I feel thy Power Within me cleere, not onely to discerne Things in thir Causes, but to trace the wayes Of highest Agents — 1667
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(UK, Commonwealth) Better than, superior to. (usually with points, votes, etc.)
- Spurs are clear of Arsenal.
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Without diminution; in full; net.
- I often wished that I had clear For life, six hundred pounds a year — 1728
Unmixed; entirely pure.
Without a thickening ingredient.
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Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- with a countenance as clear / As friendship wears at feasts — 1610
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Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- The signals were clear to allow the train through Soham, as it steadily approached. — 2022
Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
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(slang) Good, the best.
- Nando's is clear.
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Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair. She said that you gave it to her that night that you planned to go clear. Did you ever go clear? — 1971

verb20

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To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- Police took two hours to clear the road.
- If you clear the table, I'll wash up.
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To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- Please clear all this stuff off the table.
- The loggers came and cleared the trees.
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To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- When the road cleared we continued our journey.
- After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening.
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To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- We need to clear this issue once and for all.
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To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- The court cleared the man of murder.
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To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- Air traffic control cleared the plane to land.
- The marketing department has cleared the press release for publication.
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To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- I've cleared the press release with the marketing department, so go ahead and publish it.
- The plane has been cleared for landing.
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To obtain a clearance.
- The steamer cleared for Liverpool today.
To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
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Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- The check might not clear for a couple of days.
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To pass without interference; to miss.
- The door just barely clears the table as it closes.
- The leaping horse easily cleared the hurdles.
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To exceed a stated mark.
- She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres.
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To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value
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To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
- The goalkeeper rushed forward to clear the ball.
- A low cross came in, and Smith cleared.
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To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- I cleared the first level in 36 seconds.
To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
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To earn a profit of; to net.
- He's been clearing seven thousand a week.
To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
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To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
- To prevent any shooting accidents, remember to clear your pistol and stay aware of your surroundings.
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To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- To get the footer acting right, you need to float it and clear it on both margins. — 2010

adverb4

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Not near something or touching it.
- Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.
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Free (or separate) from others.
- Much soul-searching is going on at the west London club who, just seven weeks ago, were five points clear at the top of the table and playing with the verve with which they won the title last season. — 2010
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(informal) All the way; entirely.
- I threw it clear across the river to the other side.
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In a clear manner; plainly.
- Now clear I understand What oft my steadiest thoughts have searched in vain — 1667

noun5

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Empty or open area.
- The deer were standing in the clear.
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The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
- It took me weeks to achieve a one-credit clear (1CC).
An idea state of beingness free of unwanted influences.
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A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- Today, clear status can be conferred only by high ranking ministers of the church, and clears are not presented for examination by outsiders. — 1985
Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.

forms

clear'd · cleared · clearing · cleareth · clears · clearest · clearer · clearest

Phrases with clear

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