Clarity vs. Clear — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Clarity and Clear
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Clarity
The quality of being coherent and intelligible
For the sake of clarity, each of these strategies is dealt with separately
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Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret
Am I making myself clear?
Her handwriting was clear
Clear and precise directions
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The quality of transparency or purity
The crystal clarity of water
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(of a substance) transparent; unclouded
The clear glass of the French windows
A stream of clear water
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Clearness of appearance
The clarity of the mountain air.
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Free of any obstructions or unwanted objects
With a clear road ahead he shifted into high gear
I had a clear view in both directions
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Clearness of thought or style; lucidity
Writes with clarity and perception.
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Not touching; away from
The lorry was wedged in the ditch, one wheel clear of the ground
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The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
She dreamed with great clarity.
The brilliant clarity of his argument could not be faulted.
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Complete; full
You must give seven clear days' notice of the meeting
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Clarity
The ability to be easily understood.
Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.
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Denoting a palatalized form of the sound of the letter l (as in leaf in most accents of English).
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Clearness; brightness; splendor.
Floods, in whose more than crystal clarity,Innumerable virgin graces row.
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So as to be out of the way of or away from
He leapt clear of the car
Stand clear, I'll start the plane up
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Free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
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Completely
He had time to get clear away
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The quality of clear water;
When she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes
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Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from
Carolyn cleared the table and washed up
The drive had been cleared of snow
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Remove (an obstruction or unwanted item) from somewhere
Karen cleared the dirty plates
Park staff cleared away dead trees
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Get past or over (something) safely or without touching it
The plane rose high enough to clear the trees
She cleared 1.50 metres in the high jump
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Officially show or declare (someone) to be innocent
His sport's ruling body had cleared him of cheating
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Give official approval or authorization to
I cleared him to return to his squadron
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Earn or gain (an amount of money) as a net profit
I would hope to clear £50,000 profit from each match
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Free from clouds, mist, or haze
A clear day.
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Not obscured or darkened; bright
Clear daylight.
A clear yellow.
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Easily seen through; transparent
Clear water.
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Free from flaw, blemish, or impurity
A clear, perfect diamond.
A clear record with the police.
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Free from impediment, obstruction, or hindrance; open
A clear view.
A clear path to victory.
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Plain or evident to the mind; unmistakable
A clear case of cheating.
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Easily perceptible to the eye or ear; distinct
The clear call of a songbird.
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Discerning or perceiving easily; keen
A clear mind.
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Free from doubt or confusion; certain
His meaning is clear.
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Free from qualification or limitation; absolute
A clear winner.
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Free from guilt; untroubled
A clear conscience.
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Having been freed from contact, proximity, or connection
At last we were clear of the danger. The ship was clear of the reef.
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Free from charges or deductions; net
A clear profit.
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Containing nothing
The ship's hold was clear.
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Distinctly; clearly
Spoke loud and clear.
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Out of the way; completely away
Stood clear of the doors.
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(Informal) All the way; completely
Slept clear through the night.
Read the book clear to the end.
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To make light, clear, or bright
The wind cleared the sky of clouds.
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To rid of impurities, blemishes, muddiness, or foreign matter
The new filter cleared the water.
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To free from confusion, doubt, or ambiguity; make plain or intelligible
Cleared up the question of responsibility.
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To rid of objects or obstructions
Clear the table.
Clear the road of debris.
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To make (a way or clearing) by removing obstructions
Clear a path through the jungle.
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To remove (objects or obstructions)
Clear the dishes.
Clear snow from the road.
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To remove the occupants of
Clear the theater.
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To remove (people)
Clear the children from the room.
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To move or shoot (a ball or puck) away from the goal or out of the defensive zone.
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To clear a ball or puck out of (the defensive zone), as in lacrosse or hockey.
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To rid (a memory location or buffer, for example) of instructions or data.
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To remove (instructions or data) from memory.
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To free from a legal charge or imputation of guilt; acquit
Cleared the suspect of the murder charge.
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To pass by, under, or over without contact
The boat cleared the dock.
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To settle (a debt).
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To gain (a given amount) as net profit or earnings.
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To pass (a bill of exchange, such as a check) through a clearing-house.
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To secure the approval of
The bill cleared the Senate.
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To authorize or approve
Cleared the material for publication.
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To free (a ship or cargo) from legal detention at a harbor by fulfilling customs and harbor requirements.
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To give clearance or authorization to
Cleared the plane to land.
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To free (the throat) of phlegm by making a rasping sound.
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To become clear
The sky cleared.
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To go away; disappear
The fog cleared.
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To exchange checks and bills or settle accounts through a clearing-house.
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To pass through the banking system and be debited and credited to the relevant accounts
The check cleared.
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To comply with customs and harbor requirements in discharging a cargo or in leaving or entering a port.
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A clear or open space.
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Transparent in colour.
As clear as crystal
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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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Free of obstacles.
The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.
The coast is clear.
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Without clouds.
Clear weather; a clear day
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(meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
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Free of ambiguity or doubt.
He gave clear instructions not to bother him at work.
Do I make myself clear? Crystal clear.
I'm still not quite clear on what some of these words mean.
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Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
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(figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
A clear conscience
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(of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
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Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
Clear of texture; clear of odor
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(Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
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Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
A clear intellect; a clear head
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Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
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Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
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Unmixed; entirely pure.
Clear sand
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Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
A clear complexion; clear lumber
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Without diminution; in full; net.
A clear profit
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Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
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All the way; entirely.
I threw it clear across the river to the other side.
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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.
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In a clear manner; plainly.
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(transitive) 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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(transitive) 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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(intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
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(intransitive) 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.
Shake the test tube well, and the liquid should slowly clear.
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(transitive) 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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(transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
The court cleared the man of murder.
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(transitive) 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 finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
I cleared the first level in 36 seconds.
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(intransitive) 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 earn a profit of; to net.
He's been clearing seven thousand a week.
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(transitive) 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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(transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
I've cleared the press release with the marketing department, so go ahead and publish it.
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(intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
The steamer cleared for Liverpool today.
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(transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
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To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
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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 reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
To clear an array;
To clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value
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To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
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(carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
A room ten feet square in the clear
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(video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
It took me weeks to achieve a one-credit clear (1CC).
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(Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
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Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear.
Fair as the moon, clear as the sun.
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Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.
One truth is clear; whatever is, is right.
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Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
Mother of science! now I feel thy powerWithin me clear, not only to discernThings in their causes, but to trace the waysOf highest agents.
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Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
With a countenance as clearAs friendship wears at feasts.
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Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.
Hark! the numbers soft and clearGently steal upon the ear.
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Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
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Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
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Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.
Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere,In action faithful, and in honor clear.
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Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
I often wished that I had clear,For life, six hundred pounds a-year.
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Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
My companion . . . left the way clear for him.
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Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.
The cruel corporal whispered in my ear,Five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear.
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Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear.
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In a clear manner; plainly.
Now clear I understandWhat oft . . . thoughts have searched in vain.
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Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
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To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds.
He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north.
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To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse.
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To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous.
Many knotty points there areWhich all discuss, but few can clear.
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To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious.
Our common prints would clear up their understandings.
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To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; - often used with of, off, away, or out.
Clear your mind of cant.
A statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter.
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To free from the imputation of guilt; to justify, vindicate, or acquit; - often used with from before the thing imputed.
I . . . am sure he will clear me from partiality.
How! wouldst thou clear rebellion?
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To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.
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To gain without deduction; to net.
The profit which she cleared on the cargo.
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To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; - of the weather; - often followed by up, off, or away.
So foul a sky clears not without a storm.
Advise him to stay till the weather clears up.
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To become free from turbidity; - of solutions or suspensions of liquids; as, the salt has not completely dissolved until the suspension clears up; when refrigerated, the juice may become cloudy, but when warmed to room temperature, it clears up again.
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To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
He that clears at once will relapse; for finding himself out of straits, he will revert to his customs; but he that cleareth by degrees induceth a habit of frugality.
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To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.
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To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.
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The state of being free of suspicion;
Investigation showed that he was in the clear
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A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water;
Finally broke out of the forest into the open
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Rid of obstructions;
Clear your desk
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Make a way or path by removing objects;
Clear a path through the dense forest
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Become clear;
The sky cleared after the storm
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Grant authorization or clearance for;
Clear the manuscript for publication
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
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Remove;
Clear the leaves from the lawn
Clear snow from the road
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Go unchallenged; be approved;
The bill cleared the House
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Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts;
The check will clear within 2 business days
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Go away or disappear;
The fog cleared in the afternoon
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Pass by, over, or under without making contact;
The balloon cleared the tree tops
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Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear;
Could you clarify these remarks?
Clear up the question of who is at fault
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Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment;
Clear the ship and let it dock
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Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.;
Clear the water before it can be drunk
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Yield as a net profit;
This sale netted me $1 million
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Make as a net profit;
The company cleared $1 million
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Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;
How much do you make a month in your new job?
She earns a lot in her new job
This merger brought in lots of money
He clears $5,000 each month
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Sell;
We cleared a lot of the old model cars
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Pass an inspection or receive authorization;
Clear customs
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Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges;
The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
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Settle, as of a debt;
Clear a debt
Solve an old debt
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Make clear, bright, light, or translucent;
The water had to be cleared through filtering
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Rid of instructions or data;
Clear a memory buffer
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Remove (people) from a building;
Clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat
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Remove the occupants of;
Clear the building
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Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound;
Clear the throat
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Clear to the mind;
A clear and present danger
A clear explanation
A clear case of murder
A clear indication that she was angry
Gave us a clear idea of human nature
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Free from confusion or doubt;
A complex problem requiring a clear head
Not clear about what is expected of us
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Affording free passage or view;
A clear view
A clear path to victory
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Free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through;
Clear water
Clear plastic bags
Clear glass
The air is clear and clean
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Free from contact or proximity or connection;
We were clear of the danger
The ship was clear of the reef
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Characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt);
A clear conscience
Regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes
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(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;
Efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
Clear laughter like a waterfall
Clear reds and blues
A light lilting voice like a silver bell
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(especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law;
I have clear title to this property
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Clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible;
As clear as a whistle
Clear footprints in the snow
The letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather
A spire clean-cut against the sky
A clear-cut pattern
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Accurately stated or described;
A set of well-defined values
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Free from clouds or mist or haze;
On a clear day
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Free of restrictions or qualifications;
A clean bill of health
A clear winner
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Free from flaw or blemish or impurity;
A clear perfect diamond
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Clear of charges or deductions;
A clear profit
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Easily deciphered
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Freed from any question of guilt;
Is absolved from all blame
Was now clear of the charge of cowardice
His official honor is vindicated
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Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving;
Clear mind
A percipient author
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Of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne;
The clear complexion of a healthy young woman
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Completely;
Read the book clear to the end
Slept clear through the night
There were open fields clear to the horizon
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In an easily perceptible manner;
Could be seen clearly under the microscope
She cried loud and clear
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