Clear (Verb)
Meaning 1
Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The shipment didn't clear customs due to missing documentation.
- After a thorough review, the project was cleared by the regulatory agency.
- The passengers had to wait until their visas were cleared for entry.
- The package was held at customs until it was officially cleared for delivery.
- The medical device was finally cleared by the FDA for mass production.
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Meaning 4
Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 5
Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Synonyms
- Crystalise
- Clear Up
- Crystallise
- Crystalize
- Elucidate
- Sort Out
- Illuminate
- Straighten Out
- Shed Light On
- Crystallize
- Enlighten
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Meaning 6
Go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 7
Make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 9
Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 10
Pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 11
Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 12
Go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 13
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 14
Rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 15
Grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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- Certificate
- Approbate
- Formalize
- License
- Licence
- Certify
- Okay
- Formalise
- Approve
- Commission
- Validate
- Declare
- O.K.
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Meaning 16
Become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm".
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Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
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Meaning 17
Remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 18
Rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Meaning 19
Remove the occupants of; "Clear the building".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Meaning 20
Yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 21
Sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Meaning 22
Make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 23
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".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 24
Remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..