<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day</li><li>Synonyms: sunny, cloudless, fair</li><li>Antonyms: dark, cloudy</li><li>transparent; pellucid: clear water</li><li>Synonyms: diaphanous, crystalline, limpid, translucent</li><li>without discoloration, defect, or blemish: a clear pane of glass</li><li>a clear complexion; a clear pane of glass</li><li>of a pure, even color: a clear yellow</li><li>easily seen; sharply defined: a clear outline</li><li>distinctly perceptible to the ear; easily heard: a clear sound</li><li>free from hoarse, harsh, or rasping qualities: clear as a bell</li><li>a clear voice; clear as a bell</li><li>easily understood; without ambiguity: clear, concise answers</li><li>Synonyms: perspicuous, plain, lucid, comprehensible, intelligible</li><li>Antonyms: obscure</li><li>entirely comprehensible; completely understood: The ultimate causes of inflation may never be clear</li><li>distinct; evident; plain: a clear case of misbehavior</li><li>Synonyms: unmistakable, apparent, manifest, obvious</li><li>Antonyms: obscure</li><li>free from confusion, uncertainty, or doubt: clear thinking</li><li>perceiving or discerning distinctly: a clear mind</li><li>convinced; certain: He was not clear on the first point that she made but agreed with the others</li><li>Antonyms: uncertain</li><li>free from anything that would disturb or blame: a clear conscience</li><li>free from suspicion of guilt or complicity: She was entirely clear of the crime until one of her accomplices turned informer</li><li>serene; calm; untroubled: a clear brow</li><li>free from obstructions or obstacles; open: a clear path</li><li>a clear view; a clear path</li><li>free from entanglement or contact: She managed to keep her dress clear of the mud</li><li>He kept clear of her after the argument</li><li>Synonyms: unhampered, unencumbered</li><li>without limitation or qualification; absolute: a clear victory</li><li>free from obligation, liability, or debt: Municipal bonds were returning as much as 9 percent, clear of taxes</li><li>After twenty years, our house is clear of the mortgage</li><li>without deduction or diminution: a clear $1000 after taxes</li><li>freed or emptied of contents, cargo, etc.</li><li>(of tree trunks or timber) free from branches, knots, or other protruding or rough parts: The trunk was clear for 20 feet above the ground</li><li>Phonetics: (of an l- sound) having front-vowel resonance; situated before a vowel in the same syllable</li><li>Compare dark (def 18a)</li><li>(of a speech sound) produced without frication or aspiration</li><li>(in cryptography) not coded or enciphered</li><li>Compare plaintext</li><li>bright; shining: a clear flame</li><li>Obsolete: illustrious</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>in a clear or distinct manner; clearly</li><li>so as not to be in contact with or near; away (often followed by of): Stand clear of the closing doors</li><li>Informal: entirely; completely; clean: to cut a piece clear off; to climb clear to the top; to run clear off the road</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to remove people or objects from (usually followed by of): to clear the table of dishes</li><li>to clear a courtroom of photographers; to clear the table of dishes</li><li>to remove (people or objects) (usually followed by from): to clear the dishes from the table</li><li>to make clear, transparent, or pellucid; free from cloudiness or impurities: to clear a liquid by means of a filter</li><li>Synonyms: refine, purify, clarify</li><li>to make free of confusion, doubt, or uncertainty: He spoke to his supervisor to clear his mind about their working relationship</li><li>to make understandable or lucid; free from ambiguity or obscurity: She rephrased the report in order to clear the essential points</li><li>to make (a path, road, etc.) by removing any obstruction: He had to cut away the underbrush to clear a path</li><li>to eat all the food on: to clear one's plate</li><li>to relieve (the throat) of some obstruction, as phlegm, by forcing air through the larynx, usually producing a rasping sound</li><li>to make a similar rasping noise in (the throat), as to express disapproval or to attract attention</li><li>to remove from (the brow) any traces of tension or anxiety, as folds or wrinkles</li><li>to free of anything defamatory or discrediting: to clear one's name</li><li>to free from suspicion, accusation, or imputation of guilt; prove or declare innocent: The jury cleared the defendant of the charge</li><li>Synonyms: excuse, vindicate, absolve, exonerate</li><li>to remove instructions or data from (a computer, calculator, etc.)</li><li>to pass by or over without contact or entanglement: The fisherman cleared his line</li><li>The ship cleared the reef</li><li>to pass through or away from: The bill cleared the Senate</li><li>The ship cleared the harbor</li><li>to pass (checks or other commercial paper) through a clearinghouse</li><li>(of mail, telephone calls, etc.) to process, handle, reroute, etc.: The dispatcher clears hundreds of items each day</li><li>to free from debt: The widow had to borrow money to clear her husband's estate</li><li>Just a few dollars more would clear him</li><li>to gain as clear profit: to clear $1000 in a transaction</li><li>to pay (a debt) in full</li><li>to receive authorization before taking action on: You'll have to clear your plan with headquarters</li><li>to give clearance to; authorize: The chairperson has to clear our speeches before the meeting</li><li>to authorize (a person, agency, etc.) to use classified information, documents, etc.: He has finally been cleared for highly classified information</li><li>to remove trees, buildings, or other obstructions from (land), as for farming or construction</li><li>to free (a ship, cargo, etc.) from legal detention at a port by satisfying customs and other requirements</li><li>to try or otherwise dispose of (the cases awaiting court action): to clear the docket</li><li>(of a commodity) to buy up or sell out the existing supply of</li><li>Skin Diving: to drain or expel unwanted water in: to clear a regulator and face mask while underwater</li><li>to clear a snorkel by sharp exhalations; to clear a regulator and face mask while underwater</li><li>Bridge: to establish one or more winning cards in (a given suit) by leading the suit until all the outstanding cards have been drawn: He cleared the heart suit before attacking spades</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to become clear</li><li>to exchange checks and bills, and settle balances, as in a clearinghouse</li><li>to become free from doubt, anxiety, misunderstanding, etc.: His mind cleared when he heard the truth</li><li>to pass an authority for review, approval, etc.: The bill must clear through the assembly before it becomes legal</li><li>to remove dishes, food, etc., from a table following a meal: Is it my turn to clear?</li><li>to remove previously inserted instructions or data from a computer, calculator, typewriter, or the like</li><li>Nautical: to comply with customs and other requirements legally imposed on entering or leaving a port (often followed by in or out)</li><li>to leave port after having complied with such requirements</li><li>(of a commodity for sale) to sell out; become bought out: Wheat cleared rapidly</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a clear or unobstructed space</li><li>plaintext: a piece of clear lumber</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to remove in order to make room</li><li>to leave; escape: We were warned to clear off before the floods came</li><li>to disappear; vanish: When the smoke cleared away, we saw that the house was in ruins</li><li>to make clear; explain; solve</li><li>to put in order; tidy up</li><li>to become better or brighter, as the weather</li><li>to remove the contents of: Clear out the closet</li><li>to remove; take away: Clear out your clothes from the closet</li><li>to go away, especially quickly or abruptly</li><li>to drive or force out: The police cleared out the pickets by force</li></ul>