Clear

  • 1Clear — (kl[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Clearer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Clearest}.] [OE. cler, cleer, OF. cler, F. clair, fr.L. clarus, clear, bright, loud, distinct, renowned; perh. akin to L. clamare to call, E. claim. Cf. {Chanticleer}, {Clairvoyant}, {Claret},… …

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  • 2Clear — may refer to: Contents 1 Music 2 Business 3 Technology 4 …

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  • 3Clear — Clear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearing}.] 1. To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds. [1913 Webster] He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To free from… …

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  • 4clear up — {v.} 1. To make plain or clear; explain; solve. * /The teacher cleared up the harder parts of the story./ * /Maybe we can clear up your problem./ 2. To become clear. * /The weather cleared up after the storm./ 3. To cure. * /The pills cleared up… …

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  • 5clear up — {v.} 1. To make plain or clear; explain; solve. * /The teacher cleared up the harder parts of the story./ * /Maybe we can clear up your problem./ 2. To become clear. * /The weather cleared up after the storm./ 3. To cure. * /The pills cleared up… …

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  • 6Clear — Clear, adv. 1. In a clear manner; plainly. [1913 Webster] Now clear I understand What oft . . . thoughts have searched in vain. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Clear — (kl[=e]r), n. (Carp.) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8Clear — (kl[=e]r), v. i. 1. To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; of the weather; often followed by up, off, or away. [1913 Webster] So foul a sky clears not without a storm. Shak. [1913 Webster] Advise him to stay till the weather clears up …

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  • 9clear — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English clere, from Anglo French cler, from Latin clarus clear, bright; akin to Latin calare to call more at low Date: 13th century 1. a. bright, luminous b. cloudless; specifically less than one tenth covered …

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  • 10clear — See: COAST IS CLEAR, IN THE CLEAR, OUT OF THE BLUE or OUT OF A CLEAR SKY or OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY, SEE ONE S WAY CLEAR, STEER CLEAR OF …

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