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Noun

S: (n) clear#1 (clear%1:26:00::) (the state of being free of suspicion) "investigation showed that he was in the clear"
S: (n) open#1 (open%1:15:01::), clear#2 (clear%1:15:00::) (a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water) "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

Verb

(16)S: (v) unclutter#1 (unclutter%2:30:00::), clear#1 (clear%2:30:02::) (rid of obstructions) "Clear your desk"
(5)S: (v) clear#2 (clear%2:30:09::) (make a way or path by removing objects) "Clear a path through the dense forest"
(2)S: (v) clear up#4 (clear_up%2:43:00::), clear#3 (clear%2:43:00::), light up#3 (light_up%2:43:00::), brighten#2 (brighten%2:43:00::) (become clear) "The sky cleared after the storm"
(2)S: (v) authorize#1 (authorize%2:32:00::), authorise#2 (authorise%2:32:00::), pass#23 (pass%2:32:00::), clear#4 (clear%2:32:01::) (grant authorization or clearance for) "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
(2)S: (v) clear#5 (clear%2:30:01::) (remove) "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
(1)S: (v) pass#9 (pass%2:41:04::), clear#6 (clear%2:41:01::) (go unchallenged; be approved) "The bill cleared the House"
(1)S: (v) clear#7 (clear%2:40:07::) (be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts) "The check will clear within 2 business days"
(1)S: (v) clear#8 (clear%2:39:05::) (go away or disappear) "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
(1)S: (v) clear#9 (clear%2:38:00::), top#2 (top%2:38:00::) (pass by, over, or under without making contact) "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
(1)S: (v) clear#10 (clear%2:31:00::), clear up#5 (clear_up%2:31:00::), shed light on#1 (shed_light_on%2:31:00::), crystallize#2 (crystallize%2:31:00::), crystallise#1 (crystallise%2:31:00::), crystalize#1 (crystalize%2:31:00::), crystalise#1 (crystalise%2:31:00::), straighten out#5 (straighten_out%2:31:00::), sort out#2 (sort_out%2:31:01::), enlighten#3 (enlighten%2:31:00::), illuminate#2 (illuminate%2:31:00::), elucidate#2 (elucidate%2:31:00::) (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear) "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
S: (v) clear#11 (clear%2:41:00::) (free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment) "Clear the ship and let it dock"
S: (v) clear#12 (clear%2:40:12::) (clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.) "clear the water before it can be drunk"
S: (v) net#2 (net%2:40:01::), clear#13 (clear%2:40:03::) (yield as a net profit) "This sale netted me $1 million"
S: (v) net#1 (net%2:40:00::), sack#3 (sack%2:40:01::), sack up#1 (sack_up%2:40:00::), clear#14 (clear%2:40:04::) (make as a net profit) "The company cleared $1 million"
S: (v) gain#8 (gain%2:40:00::), take in#10 (take_in%2:40:00::), clear#15 (clear%2:40:00::), make#10 (make%2:40:01::), earn#1 (earn%2:40:01::), realize#4 (realize%2:40:01::), realise#1 (realise%2:40:01::), pull in#2 (pull_in%2:40:00::), bring in#2 (bring_in%2:40:01::) (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"
S: (v) clear#16 (clear%2:40:09::) (sell) "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
S: (v) clear#17 (clear%2:38:01::) (pass an inspection or receive authorization) "clear customs"
S: (v) acquit#1 (acquit%2:32:00::), assoil#1 (assoil%2:32:01::), clear#18 (clear%2:32:00::), discharge#6 (discharge%2:32:00::), exonerate#1 (exonerate%2:32:00::), exculpate#1 (exculpate%2:32:00::) (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges) "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
S: (v) clear#19 (clear%2:32:09::), solve#3 (solve%2:32:10::) (settle, as of a debt) "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
S: (v) clear#20 (clear%2:30:03::) (make clear, bright, light, or translucent) "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
S: (v) clear#21 (clear%2:30:12::) (rid of instructions or data) "clear a memory buffer"
S: (v) clear#22 (clear%2:30:11::) (remove (people) from a building) "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
S: (v) clear#23 (clear%2:30:10::) (remove the occupants of) "Clear the building"
S: (v) clear#24 (clear%2:30:08::), clear up#3 (clear_up%2:30:00::) (free (the throat) by making a rasping sound) "Clear the throat"

Adjective

(55)S: (adj) clear#1 (clear%3:00:00::) (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"
(8)S: (adj) clear#2 (clear%3:00:00:clearheaded:00) (free from confusion or doubt) "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us"
(6)S: (adj) clear#3 (clear%3:00:00:unobstructed:00), open#19 (open%3:00:00:unobstructed:00) (affording free passage or view) "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside"
(4)S: (adj) clear#4 (clear%3:00:02::) (allowing light to pass through) "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"
(3)S: (adj) clear#5 (clear%3:00:02:free:00) (free from contact or proximity or connection) "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"
(1)S: (adj) clear#6 (clear%3:00:00:untroubled:00) (characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)) "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
(1)S: (adj) clean#3 (clean%3:00:01:pure:02), clear#7 (clear%3:00:01:pure:02), light#10 (light%3:00:00:pure:02), unclouded#1 (unclouded%3:00:00:pure:02) ((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"
(1)S: (adj) clear#8 (clear%3:00:00:unencumbered:00), unmortgaged#1 (unmortgaged%3:00:00:unencumbered:00) ((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"
(1)S: (adj) clear#9 (clear%3:00:00:distinct:00), clean-cut#2 (clean-cut%3:00:00:distinct:00), clear-cut#3 (clear-cut%3:00:00:distinct:00) (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"
S: (adj) well-defined#2 (well-defined%3:00:00::), clear#10 (clear%3:00:04::) (accurately stated or described) "a set of well-defined values"
S: (adj) clear#11 (clear%3:00:03::) (free from clouds or mist or haze) "on a clear day"
S: (adj) clean#2 (clean%3:00:00:unqualified:02), clear#12 (clear%3:00:00:unqualified:02) (free of restrictions or qualifications) "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
S: (adj) clear#13 (clear%3:00:00:perfect:00) (free from flaw or blemish or impurity) "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
S: (adj) clear#14 (clear%3:00:00:net:00) (clear of charges or deductions) "a clear profit"
S: (adj) clear#15 (clear%3:00:00:legible:00), decipherable#1 (decipherable%3:00:00:legible:00), readable#1 (readable%3:00:00:legible:00) (easily deciphered)
S: (adj) absolved#1 (absolved%3:00:00:innocent:00), clear#16 (clear%3:00:00:innocent:00), cleared#2 (cleared%3:00:00:innocent:00), exculpated#1 (exculpated%3:00:00:innocent:00), exonerated#1 (exonerated%3:00:00:innocent:00), vindicated#1 (vindicated%3:00:00:innocent:00) (freed from any question of guilt) "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
S: (adj) clear#17 (clear%3:00:00:discerning:00), percipient#1 (percipient%3:00:00:discerning:00) (characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving) "clear mind"; "a percipient author"

Adverb

(3)S: (adv) clear#1 (clear%4:02:03::), all the way#2 (all_the_way%4:02:03::) (completely) "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
S: (adv) clearly#4 (clearly%4:02:03::), clear#2 (clear%4:02:01::) (in an easily perceptible manner) "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear"