Definitions for clearing

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clearing clear·ing

Spelling: [kleer-ing]

IPA: /ˈklɪər ɪŋ/

Clearing is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 434 anagrams from letters in clearing (acegilnr).

Definitions for clearing

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
2. a tract of land, as in a forest, that contains no trees or bushes.
3. the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences.
4. clearings, the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse.
5. a clear or unobstructed space.
6. plaintext.
7. a piece of clear lumber.

Idioms

1. in the clear, absolved of blame or guilt; free: en clair.

adverb

1. in a clear or distinct manner; clearly.
2. so as not to be in contact with or near; away (often followed by of):
3. entirely; completely; clean:

adjective

1. free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light:
2. transparent; pellucid:
3. without discoloration, defect, or blemish:
4. of a pure, even color:
5. easily seen; sharply defined:
6. distinctly perceptible to the ear; easily heard:
7. free from hoarse, harsh, or rasping qualities:
8. easily understood; without ambiguity:
9. entirely comprehensible; completely understood:
10. distinct; evident; plain:
11. free from confusion, uncertainty, or doubt:
12. perceiving or discerning distinctly:
13. convinced; certain:
14. free from anything that would disturb or blame:
15. free from suspicion of guilt or complicity:
16. serene; calm; untroubled:
17. free from obstructions or obstacles; open:
18. free from entanglement or contact:
19. without limitation or qualification; absolute:
20. free from obligation, liability, or debt:
21. without deduction or diminution:
22. freed or emptied of contents, cargo, etc.
23. (of tree trunks or timber) free from branches, knots, or other protruding or rough parts:
24. 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.
25. (in cryptography) not coded or enciphered. Compare plaintext.
26. bright; shining:
27. Obsolete. illustrious.

Verb phrases

1. clear away/off, to remove in order to make room. to leave; escape: to disappear; vanish:
2. clear out, to remove the contents of: to remove; take away: to go away, especially quickly or abruptly. to drive or force out:
3. 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)

1. to remove people or objects from (usually followed by of):
2. to remove (people or objects) (usually followed by from):
3. to make clear, transparent, or pellucid; free from cloudiness or impurities:
4. to make free of confusion, doubt, or uncertainty:
5. to make understandable or lucid; free from ambiguity or obscurity:
6. to make (a path, road, etc.) by removing any obstruction:
7. to eat all the food on:
8. to relieve (the throat) of some obstruction, as phlegm, by forcing air through the larynx, usually producing a rasping sound.
9. to make a similar rasping noise in (the throat), as to express disapproval or to attract attention.
10. to remove from (the brow) any traces of tension or anxiety, as folds or wrinkles.
11. to free of anything defamatory or discrediting:
12. to free from suspicion, accusation, or imputation of guilt; prove or declare innocent:
13. to remove instructions or data from (a computer, calculator, etc.).
14. to pass by or over without contact or entanglement:
15. to pass through or away from:
16. to pass (checks or other commercial paper) through a clearinghouse.
17. (of mail, telephone calls, etc.) to process, handle, reroute, etc.:
18. to free from debt:
19. to gain as clear profit:
20. to pay (a debt) in full.
21. to receive authorization before taking action on:
22. to give clearance to; authorize:
23. to authorize (a person, agency, etc.) to use classified information, documents, etc.:
24. to remove trees, buildings, or other obstructions from (land), as for farming or construction.
25. to free (a ship, cargo, etc.) from legal detention at a port by satisfying customs and other requirements.
26. to try or otherwise dispose of (the cases awaiting court action):
27. (of a commodity) to buy up or sell out the existing supply of.
28. Skin Diving. to drain or expel unwanted water in:
29. 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)

1. to become clear.
2. to exchange checks and bills, and settle balances, as in a clearinghouse.
3. to become free from doubt, anxiety, misunderstanding, etc.:
4. to pass an authority for review, approval, etc.:
5. to remove dishes, food, etc., from a table following a meal:
6. to remove previously inserted instructions or data from a computer, calculator, typewriter, or the like.
7. 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.
8. (of a commodity for sale) to sell out; become bought out:

Origin of clearing

First recorded in 1350-1400, clearing is from the Middle English word clering. See clear, -ing¹

Examples for clearing

clearing the river of legal commercial traffic, Naw Kham now had total control over what and who moved on the water.

Politically, this new report “clearing” Chris Christie is anticlimactic and largely irrelevant.

On her way back she had to pass through the woods, where, on one side, was a clearing.

Not only will it immediately save lives, but the threat of jail time has a way of clearing the mind on subjects such as these.

"Well, I 'most wish we'd had her come home," said he at last, clearing his throat.

"I guess you don't like the table here," she observed icily, clearing away.

He was clearing the decks for the president who had defeated Hillary in the 2008 primaries.

The thousand or so human beings who crowded the clearing might not have existed.

Now he scanned the trees on the edge of the clearing with painful anxiety.

A morning mist hung over everything, clearing occasionally to reveal lone fishermen.