Noun | 1. | clear - the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear" |
2. | clear - a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" Synonyms: open | |
Verb | 1. | clear - rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk" Synonyms: unclutter |
2. | clear - make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest" | |
3. | clear - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" | |
4. | clear - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" | |
5. | clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" | |
6. | clear - go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" Synonyms: pass | |
7. | clear - be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days" Antonyms: bounce - come back after being refused; "the check bounced" | |
8. | clear - go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" | |
9. | clear - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" Synonyms: top | |
10. | clear - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" Synonyms: crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, sort out, illuminate, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, clear up, straighten out | |
11. | clear - free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock" | |
12. | clear - clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk" | |
13. | clear - yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" Synonyms: net | |
14. | clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" | |
15. | clear - 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" | |
16. | clear - sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" | |
17. | clear - pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs" | |
18. | clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" | |
19. | clear - settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" Synonyms: solve | |
20. | clear - make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering" | |
21. | clear - rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer" | |
22. | clear - remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat" | |
23. | clear - remove the occupants of; "Clear the building" | |
24. | clear - free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" Synonyms: clear up | |
Adj. | 1. | clear - clear 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" Antonyms: unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" |
2. | clear - free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us" | |
3. | clear - affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory" Synonyms: open | |
4. | clear - free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" Antonyms: opaque - not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" | |
5. | clear - free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef" | |
6. | clear - characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes" | |
7. | clear - (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" | |
8. | clear - (especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property" Synonyms: unmortgaged | |
9. | clear - 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" | |
10. | clear - accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values" Synonyms: well-defined | |
11. | clear - free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day" Antonyms: cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" | |
12. | clear - free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" Synonyms: clean | |
13. | clear - free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond" | |
14. | clear - clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit" | |
15. | clear - easily deciphered Synonyms: decipherable, readable | |
16. | clear - freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" | |
17. | clear - characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" Synonyms: percipient | |
18. | clear - of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman" | |
Adv. | 1. | clear - completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon" Synonyms: all the way |
2. | clear - in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" Synonyms: clearly |
CLEAR - A specification language based on initial algebras. ["An Informal Introduction to Specification Using CLEAR", R.M. Burstall in The Correctness Problem in Computer Science, R.S. Boyer et al eds, Academic Press 1981, pp. 185-213]. |