The noun clear has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. clear -- (the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear")
2. open, clear -- (a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open")
Overview of verb clear
The verb clear has 24 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)
1. (16) unclutter, clear -- (rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk")
2. (5) clear -- (make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest")
3. (2) clear up, clear, light up, brighten -- (become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm")
4. (2) authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")
5. (2) clear -- (remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road")
6. (1) pass, clear -- (go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House")
7. (1) clear -- (be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days")
8. (1) clear -- (go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon")
9. (1) clear, top -- (pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops")
10. (1) clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault")
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. net, clear -- (yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million")
14. net, sack, sack up, clear -- (make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million")
15. gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (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. acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate -- (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges")
19. clear, solve -- (settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt")
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, clear up -- (free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat")
Overview of adj clear
The adj clear has 18 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (56) 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")
2. (8) clear -- (free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us")
3. (6) clear, open -- (affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside")
4. (4) clear -- (free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean")
5. (3) clear -- (free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef")
6. (1) clear -- (characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes")
7. (1) clean, clear, light, unclouded -- ((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. (1) clear, unmortgaged -- ((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")
9. (1) clear, clean-cut, clear-cut -- (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. well-defined, clear -- (accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values")
11. clear -- (free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day")
12. clean, clear -- (free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner")
13. clear -- (free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond")
14. clear -- (clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit")
16. absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated -- (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, percipient -- (characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author")
18. clear -- (of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman")
Overview of adv clear
The adv clear has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) clear, all the way -- (completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon")
2. clearly, clear -- (in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear")