clear
- sense 1: rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
- unclutter clear
- sense 2: make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest"
- clear
- sense 3: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
- clear_up clear light_up brighten
- sense 4: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
- authorize authorise pass clear
- permit allow let countenance
- sense 5: remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
- clear
- remove take take_away withdraw
- sense 6: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
- pass clear
- sense 7: be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days."
- clear
- sense 8: go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
- clear
- vanish disappear go_away
- end stop finish terminate cease
- sense 9: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
- clear top
- pass overtake overhaul
- advance progress pass_on move_on march_on go_on
- sense 10: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
- clear clear_up shed_light_on crystallize crystallise crystalize crystalise straighten_out sort_out enlighten illuminate elucidate
- sense 11: free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"
- clear
- sense 12: clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"
- clear
- sense 13: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
- net clear
- yield pay bear
- gain take_in clear make earn realize realise pull_in bring_in
- sense 14: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
- net sack sack_up clear
- sense 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"
- gain take_in clear make earn realize realise pull_in bring_in
- sense 16: sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
- clear
- sell
- exchange change interchange
- sense 17: pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"
- clear
- sense 18: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
- acquit assoil clear discharge exonerate exculpate
- sense 19: settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"
- clear
- settle square_off square_up determine
- conclude resolve
- agree hold concur concord
- sense 20: make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
- clear
- sense 21: rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer"
- clear
- sense 22: remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
- clear
- sense 23: remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"
- clear
- sense 24: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
- clear clear_up
- remove take take_away withdraw