clear
/klɪɹ/- 1
Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
“a room ten feet square in the clear”
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The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
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A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
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To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
“If you clear the table, I'll wash up.”
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To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
“Please clear all this stuff off the table.”
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To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
“After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening.”
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To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
“We need to clear this issue once and for all.”
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To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
“The court cleared the man of murder.”
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To pass without interference; to miss.
“The door just barely clears the table as it closes.”
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(activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
“She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres.”
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To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
“I cleared the first level in 36 seconds.”
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Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
“The check might not clear for a couple of days.”
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To earn a profit of; to net.
“He's been clearing seven thousand a week.”
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To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
“Air traffic control cleared the plane to land.”
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To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
“I've cleared the press release with the marketing department, so go ahead and publish it.”
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To obtain a clearance.
“The steamer cleared for Liverpool today.”
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To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
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To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
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To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
“A low cross came in, and Smith cleared.”
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To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
“to clear an array; to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value”
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To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
Synonyms
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Transparent in colour.
“as clear as crystal”
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Bright, not dark or obscured.
“Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation.”
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Free of obstacles.
“The coast is clear.”
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Without clouds.
“clear weather; a clear day”
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Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
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Free of ambiguity or doubt.
“Do I make myself clear? Crystal clear.”
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Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
syn:conspicuous - 8
Free of guilt, or suspicion.
“a clear conscience”
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(of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
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Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
“clear of texture; clear of odor”
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Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
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Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
“a clear intellect; a clear head”
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Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
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Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
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Unmixed; entirely pure.
“clear sand”
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Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
“a clear complexion; clear lumber”
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Without diminution; in full; net.
“a clear profit”
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All the way; entirely.
“I threw it clear across the river to the other side.”
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Not near something or touching it.
“Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.”
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Free (or separate) from others
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In a clear manner; plainly.
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