Clear Definition

klîr

cleared, clearest, clearing, clears, clearer

adjective

clearest, clearer

Free from clouds or mist; bright; light.

A clear day.

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Free from cloudiness, muddiness, etc.; transparent or pure; not turbid.

A clear crystal, a clear red.

Webster's New World

Not obscured or darkened; bright.

Clear daylight; a clear yellow.

American Heritage

Not faint or blurred; easily seen or heard; sharply defined; distinct.

A clear outline, clear tones.

Webster's New World

Having no blemishes.

A clear complexion.

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adverb

Distinctly; clearly.

Spoke loud and clear.

American Heritage

In a clear manner; so as to be clear.

Webster's New World

Out of the way; completely away.

Stood clear of the doors.

American Heritage

All the way; completely.

It sank clear to the bottom.

Webster's New World

Not near something or touching it.

Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.

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verb

cleared, clearing, clears

To make clear or bright.

Webster's New World

To free from impurities, blemishes, cloudiness, muddiness, etc.

Webster's New World

To make intelligible, plain, or lucid; clarify.

Webster's New World

To decode or decipher.

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To rid of obstructions, entanglements, or obstacles; open.

To clear a path through snow.

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noun

A clear space.

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(carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.

A room ten feet square in the clear.

Wiktionary

(Scientology) An idea state of beingness free of unwanted influences.

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interjection

Stand clear!

Webster's New World

idiom

clear the air

To dispel differences or emotional tensions.

American Heritage

in the clear

Free from burdens or dangers.
Not subject to suspicion or accusations of guilt:
The evidence showed that the suspect was actually in the clear.

American Heritage

clear away

to take away so as to leave a cleared space
to go away; go out of sight

Webster's New World

clear off

to clear away
to remove something from in order to make clear

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clear out

to clear by emptying
to go away; depart

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Other Word Forms of Clear

Adjective

Base Form:

clear

Comparative:

clearer

Superlative:

clearest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Clear

Origin of Clear

Middle English clere, from Anglo-Norman cler, from Old French cler (Modern French clair), from Latin clarus. Displaced native Middle English schir (“clear, pure”) (from Old English scīr (“clear, bright”)), Middle English skere (“clear, sheer”) (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr (“sheer, clear, pure”)), Middle English smolt (“clear (of mind), serene”) (from Old English smolt (“peaceful, serene”)).

From Wiktionary
Middle English cler from Old French from Latin clārus clear, bright kelə-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition