Meaning & Definition of Clear in English

1. The state of being free of suspicion

• "Investigation showed that he was in the clear"

2. A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• "Finally broke out of the forest into the open"

1. Rid of obstructions

• "Clear your desk"

2. Make a way or path by removing objects

• "Clear a path through the dense forest"

3. Become clear

• "The sky cleared after the storm"

4. Grant authorization or clearance for

• "Clear the manuscript for publication"

• "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

5. Remove

• "Clear the leaves from the lawn"

• "Clear snow from the road"

6. Go unchallenged

• Be approved

• "The bill cleared the house"

7. Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts

• "The check will clear within 2 business days"

8. Go away or disappear

• "The fog cleared in the afternoon"

9. Pass by, over, or under without making contact

• "The balloon cleared the tree tops"

10. Make free from confusion or ambiguity

• Make clear

• "Could you clarify these remarks?"

• "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

11. Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment

• "Clear the ship and let it dock"

12. Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.

• "Clear the water before it can be drunk"

13. Yield as a net profit

• "This sale netted me $1 million"

14. Make as a net profit

• "The company cleared $1 million"

15. 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"

16. Sell

• "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"

17. Pass an inspection or receive authorization

• "Clear customs"

18. Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

19. Settle, as of a debt

• "Clear a debt"

• "Solve an old debt"

20. Make clear, bright, light, or translucent

• "The water had to be cleared through filtering"

21. Rid of instructions or data

• "Clear a memory buffer"

22. Remove (people) from a building

• "Clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"

23. Remove the occupants of

• "Clear the building"

24. Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound

• "Clear the throat"

1. Readily apparent 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"

2. Free from confusion or doubt

• "A complex problem requiring a clear head"

• "Not clear about what is expected of us"

3. Affording free passage or view

• "A clear view"

• "A clear path to victory"

• "Open waters"

• "The open countryside"

4. Allowing light to pass through

• "Clear water"

• "Clear plastic bags"

• "Clear glass"

• "The air is clear and clean"

5. Free from contact or proximity or connection

• "We were clear of the danger"

• "The ship was clear of the reef"

6. Characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)

• "A clear conscience"

• "Regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"

7. (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"

8. (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law

• "I have clear title to this property"

9. 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"

10. Accurately stated or described

• "A set of well-defined values"

11. Free from clouds or mist or haze

• "On a clear day"

12. Free of restrictions or qualifications

• "A clean bill of health"

• "A clear winner"

13. Free from flaw or blemish or impurity

• "A clear perfect diamond"

• "The clear complexion of a healthy young woman"

14. Clear of charges or deductions

• "A clear profit"

15. Easily deciphered

16. Freed from any question of guilt

• "Is absolved from all blame"

• "Was now clear of the charge of cowardice"

• "His official honor is vindicated"

17. Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving

• "Clear mind"

• "A percipient author"

1. Completely

• "Read the book clear to the end"

• "Slept clear through the night"

• "There were open fields clear to the horizon"

2. In an easily perceptible manner

• "Could be seen clearly under the microscope"

• "She cried loud and clear"