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

sense 5: remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
clear

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

sense 9: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
clear top

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

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

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

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