clear

adj

1. Transparent in colour.

   “as clear as crystal”

2. Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.

   “The windshield was clear and clean.”

   “Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation.”

3. Free of obstacles.

   “The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.”

   “the coast is clear”

   “Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.”

   “"[…] On the 18th of October, 1841, a very intense magnetic disturbance was recorded, and amongst other curious facts mentioned is that of the detention of the 10:05pm express train at Exeter for 16 minutes, as from the magnetic disturbance affecting the needles so powerfully, it was impossible to ascertain if the line was clear at Starcross. The superintendent at Exeter reported the next morning that someone was playing tricks with the instruments, and would not let them work."”

4. Without clouds.

   “clear weather; a clear day”

   “Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.”

5. Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
6. Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.

   “He gave clear instructions not to bother him at work.”

   “She made it clear that she dislike me.”

   “I'm still not quite clear on what some of these words mean.”

   “From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.”

   “In several months you’re likely to have a clearer picture on how your state intends to treat your forgiven PPP loan and the deductibility of your business expenses not just for tax year 2020 but also tax year 2021.”

7. Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
8. (figuratively)Free of guilt, or suspicion.

   “a clear conscience”

   “Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear”

9. Without a thickening ingredient.
10. Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.

    “clear of texture; clear of odor”

11. Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).

    “Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair. She said that you gave it to her that night that you planned to go clear. Did you ever go clear?”

12. Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.

    “a clear intellect; a clear head”

    “Mother of Science, Now I feel thy Power Within me cleere, not onely to diſcerne Things in thir Cauſes, but to trace the wayes Of higheſt Agents”

13. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.

    “with a countenance as clear / As friendship wears at feasts”

14. Easily or distinctly heard; audible.

    “Hark! the numbers, soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear”

15. Unmixed; entirely pure.

    “clear sand”

16. Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.

    “a clear complexion; clear lumber”

    “high school girls with clear-skinned smiles”

17. Without diminution; in full; net.

    “a clear profit”

    “I often wished that I had clear For life, six hundred pounds a year”

18. Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.

    “The signals were clear to allow the train through Soham, as it steadily approached.”

19. (Multicultural-London-English)Good, the best.

    “Nando's is clear.”

20. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, especially)Better than, superior to. (usually with points, votes, etc.)

    “Spurs are clear of Arsenal.”

adv

1. (not-comparable)All the way; entirely.

   “I threw it clear across the river to the other side.”

2. (not-comparable)Not near something or touching it.

   “Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.”

3. (not-comparable)Free (or separate) from others.

   “Much soul-searching is going on at the west London club who, just seven weeks ago, were five points clear at the top of the table and playing with the verve with which they won the title last season.”

4. (not-comparable)In a clear manner; plainly.

   “Now clear I understand What oft my steadiest thoughts have searched in vain”

   “I want you to know how he spoke: he spoke loud, and he spoke clear.”

   “Can't they see for themselves? Course not. Looks like dust to them, so they can't see it clear at all”

   “I would get very short with people and speak clear of my feelings without consideration of their feelings.”

   “Then I heard clear your mother's voice, crying out in distress!”

verb

1. (transitive)To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.

   “Police took two hours to clear the road.”

   “If you clear the table, I'll wash up.”

   ““A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable,[…].”

   “Faith, Dick, I muſt confeſs, ’tis true (But this is only Entre Nous) That many knotty Points there are, Which All diſcuſs, but Few can clear.”

   “‘Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw. Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared.[…]’”

2. (transitive)To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.

   “Please clear all this stuff off the table.”

   “The loggers came and cleared the trees.”

   “[…] Aristotle has brought to explain his Doctrine of Substantial Forms, when he tells us that a Statue lies hid in a Block of Marble; and that the Art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous Matter, and removes the Rubbish.”

3. (intransitive)To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.

   “Then the whole population cleared into the forest, expecting all kinds of calamities to happen, while, on the other hand, the steamer Fresleven commanded left also in a bad panic, in charge of the engineer, I believe.”

4. (intransitive)To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.

   “When the road cleared we continued our journey.”

   “After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening.”

   “Shake the test tube well, and the liquid should slowly clear.”

5. (transitive)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.”

6. (transitive)To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.

   “The court cleared the man of murder.”

   “[…] yet I appeal to the reader, and am sure he will clear me from Partiality.”

   “How! Wouldst thou clear rebellion?”

7. (transitive)To pass without interference; to miss.

   “The door just barely clears the table as it closes.”

   “The leaping horse easily cleared the hurdles.”

8. (transitive)To exceed a stated mark.

   “She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres.”

9. (transitive)To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).

   “I cleared the first level in 36 seconds.”

10. (intransitive)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.”

11. (transitive)To earn a profit of; to net.

    “He's been clearing seven thousand a week.”

    “The profit which she cleared on the cargo […] cannot be estimated at less than a thousand guineas.”

12. (transitive)To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.

    “Air traffic control cleared the plane to land.”

    “The marketing department has cleared the press release for publication.”

13. (transitive)To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.

    “I've cleared the press release with the marketing department, so go ahead and publish it.”

14. (intransitive)To obtain a clearance.

    “The steamer cleared for Liverpool today.”

15. (transitive)To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
16. To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.

    “Beſides, he that cleares at once will relapſe: for finding himſelfe out of ſtraights, he will reuert to his cuſtomes. But hee that cleareth by degrees, induceth an habite of frugality, and gaineth as well vpon his minde, as vpon his Eſtate.”

17. (intransitive, transitive)To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.

    “The goalkeeper rushed forward to clear the ball.”

    “A low cross came in, and Smith cleared.”

    “Bolton then went even closer when Elmander's cross was met by a bullet header from Holden, which forced a wonderful tip over from Cech before Drogba then cleared the resulting corner off the line.”

18. (transitive)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”

19. (transitive)To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.

    “To get the footer acting right, you need to float it and clear it on both margins.”

20. (transitive)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.

    “To prevent any shooting accidents, remember to clear your pistol and stay aware of your surroundings.”

noun

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”

2. The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.

   “It took me weeks to achieve a one-credit clear (1CC).”

3. A person who is free from the influence of engrams.

   “Neither of them had heard of Kelly or Kalki, but then neither of them had heard of Horace, Alexander Pope, [Blaise] Pascal, [Denis] Diderot, [Werner] Heisenberg’s law or entropy. Their lives were spent, successfully, repelling information. They were perfect “clears,” to use Scientologist jargon.”

   “Today, clear status can be conferred only by high ranking ministers of the church, and clears are not presented for examination by outsiders.”

4. (uncountable)An idea state of beingness free of unwanted influences.