Definitions for clear
clear
clear
Spelling: [kleer]
IPA: /klɪər/
Clear is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 72 anagrams from letters in clear (acelr).
Definitions for clear
noun
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a clear or unobstructed space.
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plaintext.
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a piece of clear lumber.
Idioms
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in the clear,
absolved of blame or guilt; free:
en clair.
adverb
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in a clear or distinct manner; clearly.
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so as not to be in contact with or near; away (often followed by of):
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entirely; completely; clean:
adjective
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free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light:
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transparent; pellucid:
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without discoloration, defect, or blemish:
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of a pure, even color:
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easily seen; sharply defined:
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distinctly perceptible to the ear; easily heard:
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free from hoarse, harsh, or rasping qualities:
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easily understood; without ambiguity:
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entirely comprehensible; completely understood:
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distinct; evident; plain:
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free from confusion, uncertainty, or doubt:
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perceiving or discerning distinctly:
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convinced; certain:
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free from anything that would disturb or blame:
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free from suspicion of guilt or complicity:
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serene; calm; untroubled:
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free from obstructions or obstacles; open:
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free from entanglement or contact:
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without limitation or qualification; absolute:
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free from obligation, liability, or debt:
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without deduction or diminution:
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freed or emptied of contents, cargo, etc.
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(of tree trunks or timber) free from branches, knots, or other protruding or rough parts:
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Phonetics.
(of an l- sound) having front-vowel resonance; situated before a vowel in the same syllable. Compare dark (def 16a).
(of a speech sound) produced without frication or aspiration.
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(in cryptography) not coded or enciphered.
Compare plaintext.
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bright; shining:
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Obsolete. illustrious.
Verb phrases
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clear away/off,
to remove in order to make room.
to leave; escape:
to disappear; vanish:
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clear out,
to remove the contents of:
to remove; take away:
to go away, especially quickly or abruptly.
to drive or force out:
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clear up,
to make clear; explain; solve.
to put in order; tidy up.
to become better or brighter, as the weather.
verb (used with object)
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to remove people or objects from (usually followed by of):
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to remove (people or objects) (usually followed by from):
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to make clear, transparent, or pellucid; free from cloudiness or impurities:
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to make free of confusion, doubt, or uncertainty:
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to make understandable or lucid; free from ambiguity or obscurity:
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to make (a path, road, etc.) by removing any obstruction:
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to eat all the food on:
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to relieve (the throat) of some obstruction, as phlegm, by forcing air through the larynx, usually producing a rasping sound.
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to make a similar rasping noise in (the throat), as to express disapproval or to attract attention.
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to remove from (the brow) any traces of tension or anxiety, as folds or wrinkles.
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to free of anything defamatory or discrediting:
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to free from suspicion, accusation, or imputation of guilt; prove or declare innocent:
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to remove instructions or data from (a computer, calculator, etc.).
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to pass by or over without contact or entanglement:
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to pass through or away from:
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to pass (checks or other commercial paper) through a clearinghouse.
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(of mail, telephone calls, etc.) to process, handle, reroute, etc.:
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to free from debt:
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to gain as clear profit:
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to pay (a debt) in full.
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to receive authorization before taking action on:
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to give clearance to; authorize:
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to authorize (a person, agency, etc.) to use classified information, documents, etc.:
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to remove trees, buildings, or other obstructions from (land), as for farming or construction.
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to free (a ship, cargo, etc.) from legal detention at a port by satisfying customs and other requirements.
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to try or otherwise dispose of (the cases awaiting court action):
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(of a commodity) to buy up or sell out the existing supply of.
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Skin Diving. to drain or expel unwanted water in:
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Bridge. to establish one or more winning cards in (a given suit) by leading the suit until all the outstanding cards have been drawn:
verb (used without object)
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to become clear.
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to exchange checks and bills, and settle balances, as in a clearinghouse.
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to become free from doubt, anxiety, misunderstanding, etc.:
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to pass an authority for review, approval, etc.:
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to remove dishes, food, etc., from a table following a meal:
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to remove previously inserted instructions or data from a computer, calculator, typewriter, or the like.
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Nautical.
to comply with customs and other requirements legally imposed on entering or leaving a port (often followed by in or out).
to leave port after having complied with such requirements.
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(of a commodity for sale) to sell out; become bought out:
Origin of clear
1250-1300; Middle English clere Anglo-French, Old French cler Latin clārus
Examples for clear
Instead, straighten your civic backbone and push back in clear conscience.
The use of slurs from both characters makes it clear just how “new” the idea of an openly gay son is even in this time.
The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
That's all we want the new marsh for--just to clear off the mortgage.
Or has the see and hear and speak-no-evil stance of the Republican House persuaded him that he is in the clear?
There were attendants, running Turks, and guards before to clear the way.
And, in the first place, let us have a clear conception of the end in view.
He had acted "in obedience to the clear and imperious call of public obligation."
The designs of that power, dark in purpose, are clear in practice.
We want to give the families and the other cops, too, as clear a picture as we can.