clear
IPA: kɫˈɪr
noun
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- (video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
- (Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- (Scientology) An idea state of beingness free of unwanted influences.
verb
- (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- (transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
- (transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
- (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- (transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- (transitive, firearms) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
adjective
- Transparent in colour.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- Free of obstacles.
- Without clouds.
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- (of a railway signal) Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- (MLE) Good, the best.
- (MLE) Better than, superior to.
adverb
- All the way; entirely.
- Not near something or touching it.
- Free (or separate) from others.
- In a clear manner; plainly.
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Examples of "clear" in Sentences
- The aroma is clear and enduring.
- That is clear that it was a rebuff.
- It is a clear act of maliciousness.
- It's clear that you're on a windup.
- The causality consideration is clear.
- It was a clear case of gerrymandering.
- That is abundantly clear in the article.
- But the definition of the disorder is clear.
- It's not clear with the mutation of the pronunciation.
- I wanted to make clear that he wasn't arguing an insupportable position.