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clear
/ˈklɪɚ/
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What does clear mean?
adjective
- Transparent in colour.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- Free of obstacles.
More meanings (46)
adjective
- Without clouds.
- Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- Without a thickening ingredient.
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- Good, the best.
- Better than, superior to. (usually with points, votes, etc.)
adverb
- (informal) All the way; entirely.
- Not near something or touching it.
- Free (or separate) from others.
- In a clear manner; plainly.
verb
- To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- To pass without interference; to miss.
- To exceed a stated mark.
- To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- To earn a profit of; to net.
- To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- To obtain a clearance.
- To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
- To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- 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.
noun
- Empty or open area.
- Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
- A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- An idea state of beingness free of unwanted influences.
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IPA pronunciation
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The river was clear there, and shallow, since there had been no rain, and it ran in ripples over the sparkling sand.
In making even horizontal and clear inspections, we colour and mould according to the wants within us whatever our eyes bring in.
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When it was clear to him that I meant to go alone—had reconciled myself to going alone—he suddenly roused himself to come.
The terrible danger in which Percy stood, now that he was actually on French soil, became suddenly and horribly clear to her.
Melancholy followed, but by degrees I gained a clear conception of my miseries and situation and was then released from my prison.