free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
transparent; pellucid: clear water.
without discoloration, defect, or blemish: a clear complexion;a clear pane of glass.
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of a pure, even color: a clear yellow.
easily seen; sharply defined: a clear outline.
distinctly perceptible to the ear; easily heard: a clear sound.
free from hoarse, harsh, or rasping qualities: a clear voice;clear as a bell.
easily understood; without ambiguity: clear, concise answers.
entirely comprehensible; completely understood: The ultimate causes of inflation may never be clear.
distinct; evident; plain: a clear case of misbehavior.
free from confusion, uncertainty, or doubt: clear thinking.
perceiving or discerning distinctly: a clear mind.
convinced; certain: He was not clear on the first point that she made but agreed with the others.
free from anything that would disturb or blame: a clear conscience.
free from suspicion of guilt or complicity: She was entirely clear of the crime until one of her accomplices turned informer.
serene; calm; untroubled: a clear brow.
free from obstructions or obstacles; open: a clear view;a clear path.
free from entanglement or contact: He kept clear of her after the argument.She managed to keep her dress clear of the mud.
without limitation or qualification; absolute: a clear victory.
free from obligation, liability, or debt: After twenty years, our house is clear of the mortgage.Municipal bonds were returning as much as 9 percent, clear of taxes.
without deduction or diminution: a clear $1000 after taxes.
freed or emptied of contents, cargo, etc.
free from branches, knots, or other protruding or rough parts: The trunk was clear for 20 feet above the ground.
Phonetics. having front-vowel resonance; situated before a vowel in the same syllable.Compare dark. produced without frication or aspiration.
so as not to be in contact with or near; away: Stand clear of the closing doors.
Informal. entirely; completely; clean: to cut a piece clear off;to climb clear to the top;to run clear off the road.
v. 有主动词 verb
to remove people or objects from: to clear a courtroom of photographers;to clear the table of dishes.
to remove: to clear the photographers from the courtroom;to clear the dishes from the table.
to make clear, transparent, or pellucid; free from cloudiness or impurities: to clear a liquid by means of a filter.
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to make free of confusion, doubt, or uncertainty: He spoke to his supervisor to clear his mind about their working relationship.
to make understandable or lucid; free from ambiguity or obscurity: She rephrased the report in order to clear the essential points.
to make by removing any obstruction: He had to cut away the underbrush to clear a path.
to eat all the food on: to clear one's plate.
to relieve of some obstruction, as phlegm, by forcing air through the larynx, usually producing a rasping sound.
to make a similar rasping noise in, as to express disapproval or to attract attention.
to remove from any traces of tension or anxiety, as folds or wrinkles.
to free of anything defamatory or discrediting: to clear one's name.
to free from suspicion, accusation, or imputation of guilt; prove or declare innocent: The jury cleared the defendant of the charge.
to remove instructions or data from.
to pass by or over without contact or entanglement: The ship cleared the reef.The fisherman cleared his line.
to pass through or away from: The ship cleared the harbor.The bill cleared the Senate.
to pass through a clearinghouse.
to process, handle, reroute, etc.: The dispatcher clears hundreds of items each day.
to free from debt: Just a few dollars more would clear him.The widow had to borrow money to clear her husband's estate.
to gain as clear profit: to clear $1000 in a transaction.
to pay in full.
to receive authorization before taking action on: You'll have to clear your plan with headquarters.
to give clearance to; authorize: The chairperson has to clear our speeches before the meeting.
to authorize to use classified information, documents, etc.: He has finally been cleared for highly classified information.
to remove trees, buildings, or other obstructions from, as for farming or construction.
to free from legal detention at a port by satisfying customs and other requirements.
to try or otherwise dispose of: to clear the docket.
to buy up or sell out the existing supply of.
Skin Diving. to drain or expel unwanted water in: to clear a snorkel by sharp exhalations;to clear a regulator and face mask while underwater.
Bridge. to establish one or more winning cards in by leading the suit until all the outstanding cards have been drawn: He cleared the heart suit before attacking spades.
v. 无主动词 verb
to become clear.
to exchange checks and bills, and settle balances, as in a clearinghouse.
to become free from doubt, anxiety, misunderstanding, etc.: His mind cleared when he heard the truth.
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to pass an authority for review, approval, etc.: The bill must clear through the assembly before it becomes legal.
to remove dishes, food, etc., from a table following a meal: Is it my turn to clear?
to remove previously inserted instructions or data from a computer, calculator, typewriter, or the like.
Nautical. to comply with customs and other requirements legally imposed on entering or leaving a port.to leave port after having complied with such requirements.
to sell out; become bought out: Wheat cleared rapidly.
clear away / off to remove in order to make room.to leave; escape: We were warned to clear off before the floods came.to disappear; vanish: When the smoke cleared away, we saw that the house was in ruins.
clear out, to remove the contents of: Clear out the closet.to remove; take away: Clear out your clothes from the closet.to go away, especially quickly or abruptly.to drive or force out: The police cleared out the pickets by force.
clear up, to make clear; explain; solve.to put in order; tidy up.to become better or brighter, as the weather.
Even those who have remained free and clear of the virus have had their lives fundamentally disrupted.
If sites contain words with a high volume, it’s clear that they’re going to get more traffic.
If Bauer pitches to the level his contract dictates, even for just one year, the Dodgers are clear favorites to repeat as World Series champions.
A clear sign of the times, it was the first instance of the luxury powerhouse partnering with a celebrity, or a woman of color, to launch a brand from scratch.
Rebecca Hull recently launched a clear mask giveaway through the Independence Center, a nonprofit that advocates for people with disabilities in Colorado Springs.
The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
The use of slurs from both characters makes it clear just how “new” the idea of an openly gay son is even in this time.
Instead, straighten your civic backbone and push back in clear conscience.
He made clear that he fully appreciated what the cops had done.
It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.
However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
Knowing by experience that he would soon be up to it, he used his pole with all his might, hoping to steer clear of it.
I am pleading for a clear white light of education that shall go like the sun round the whole world.
Is the Bible revelation so clear and explicit that no difference of opinion as to its meaning is possible?