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/ˈklɪə/
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[ˈkʰlɪə̯]
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/ˈkliə/
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- New-Zealand
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[ˈkʰliə̯]
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- Australia
- New-Zealand
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/ˈkliː/
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[ˈkʰliː]
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/ˈkliːə/
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- Australia
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/ˈklɪə/
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/ˈklɛː/
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[ˈkʰlɛː]
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/ˈklɪɚ/
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- Canada
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[ˈkʰlɪɚ]
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- Canada
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[ˈkʰlɪɹ̩]
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- Canada
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/ˈkliːɹ/
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[ˈkliːɹ]
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klɪə(ɹ)
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klɪɹ
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Adjective
Transparent in colour.
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as clear as crystal
Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
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The windshield was clear and clean.
Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation.
Free of obstacles.
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The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.
the coast is clear
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Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.
"[…] On the 18th of October, 1841, a very intense magnetic disturbance was recorded, and amongst other curious facts mentioned is that of the detention of the 10:05pm express train at Exeter for 16 minutes, as from the magnetic disturbance affecting the needles so powerfully, it was impossible to ascertain if the line was clear at Starcross. The superintendent at Exeter reported the next morning that someone was playing tricks with the instruments, and would not let them work."
Without clouds.
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clear weather; a clear day
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Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
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He gave clear instructions not to bother him at work.
She made it clear that she dislike me.
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I'm still not quite clear on what some of these words mean.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.
In several months you’re likely to have a clearer picture on how your state intends to treat your forgiven PPP loan and the deductibility of your business expenses not just for tax year 2020 but also tax year 2021.
NR Chairman Sir Peter Hendy had made it clear that he didn't want anything that smacked of the bus shelters seen at many small, usually unstaffed stations.
But Trump laid out his clearest message yet on tariffs during an address to House Republicans on Monday, spelling out what imports his administration plan to tax first.
Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
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Free of guilt, or suspicion.
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a clear conscience
Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear
Without a thickening ingredient.
Usage- of a soup
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Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
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clear of texture; clear of odor
Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
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Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair. She said that you gave it to her that night that you planned to go clear. Did you ever go clear?
Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
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a clear intellect; a clear head
Mother of Science, Now I feel thy Power Within me cleere, not onely to diſcerne Things in thir Cauſes, but to trace the wayes Of higheſt Agents
Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
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with a countenance as clear / As friendship wears at feasts
Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
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Hark! the numbers, soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear
Unmixed; entirely pure.
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clear sand
Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
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a clear complexion; clear lumber
high school girls with clear-skinned smiles
Without diminution; in full; net.
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a clear profit
I often wished that I had clear For life, six hundred pounds a year
Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
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The signals were clear to allow the train through Soham, as it steadily approached.
Good, the best.
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Nando's is clear.
Better than, superior to. (usually with points, votes, etc.)
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Spurs are clear of Arsenal.
Adverb
All the way; entirely.
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- not-comparable
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I threw it clear across the river to the other side.
Not near something or touching it.
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Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.
Free (or separate) from others.
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Much soul-searching is going on at the west London club who, just seven weeks ago, were five points clear at the top of the table and playing with the verve with which they won the title last season.
In a clear manner; plainly.
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Now clear I understand What oft my steadiest thoughts have searched in vain
I want you to know how he spoke: he spoke loud, and he spoke clear.
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Can't they see for themselves? Course not. Looks like dust to them, so they can't see it clear at all
I would get very short with people and speak clear of my feelings without consideration of their feelings.
Then I heard clear your mother's voice, crying out in distress!
Now when God called him, Moses told God immediately that he could not speak clear enough to be this leader.
Verb
To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
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Police took two hours to clear the road.
If you clear the table, I'll wash up.
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“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable,[…].
Faith, Dick, I muſt confeſs, ’tis true (But this is only Entre Nous) That many knotty Points there are, Which All diſcuſs, but Few can clear.
‘Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw. Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared.[…]’
Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundreds, or even thousands, of square miles.
To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
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Please clear all this stuff off the table.
The loggers came and cleared the trees.
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[…] Aristotle has brought to explain his Doctrine of Substantial Forms, when he tells us that a Statue lies hid in a Block of Marble; and that the Art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous Matter, and removes the Rubbish.
Clear a temperate forest and it comes back quickly.
To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
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Then the whole population cleared into the forest, expecting all kinds of calamities to happen, while, on the other hand, the steamer Fresleven commanded left also in a bad panic, in charge of the engineer, I believe.
To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
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When the road cleared we continued our journey.
After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening.
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Shake the test tube well, and the liquid should slowly clear.
To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
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We need to clear this issue once and for all.
To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
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The court cleared the man of murder.
[…] yet I appeal to the reader, and am sure he will clear me from Partiality.
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How! Wouldst thou clear rebellion?
To pass without interference; to miss.
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The door just barely clears the table as it closes.
The leaping horse easily cleared the hurdles.
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If we stay on this course we should clear the buoy.
To exceed a stated mark.
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She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres.
To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
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I cleared the first level in 36 seconds.
Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
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The check might not clear for a couple of days.
To earn a profit of; to net.
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He's been clearing seven thousand a week.
The profit which she cleared on the cargo […] cannot be estimated at less than a thousand guineas.
To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
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Air traffic control cleared the plane to land.
The marketing department has cleared the press release for publication.
To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
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I've cleared the press release with the marketing department, so go ahead and publish it.
The plane has been cleared for landing.
To obtain a clearance.
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The steamer cleared for Liverpool today.
To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
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To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
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Beſides, he that cleares at once will relapſe: for finding himſelfe out of ſtraights, he will reuert to his cuſtomes. But hee that cleareth by degrees, induceth an habite of frugality, and gaineth as well vpon his minde, as vpon his Eſtate.
To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
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The goalkeeper rushed forward to clear the ball.
A low cross came in, and Smith cleared.
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Bolton then went even closer when Elmander's cross was met by a bullet header from Holden, which forced a wonderful tip over from Cech before Drogba then cleared the resulting corner off the line.
To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
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to clear an array; to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value
To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
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To get the footer acting right, you need to float it and clear it on both margins.
To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
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To prevent any shooting accidents, remember to clear your pistol and stay aware of your surroundings.
Noun
Empty or open area.
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The deer were standing in the clear.
Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
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a room ten feet square in the clear
The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
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It took me weeks to achieve a one-credit clear (1CC).
A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
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Neither of them had heard of Kelly or Kalki, but then neither of them had heard of Horace, Alexander Pope, [Blaise] Pascal, [Denis] Diderot, [Werner] Heisenberg’s law or entropy. Their lives were spent, successfully, repelling information. They were perfect “clears,” to use Scientologist jargon.
Today, clear status can be conferred only by high ranking ministers of the church, and clears are not presented for examination by outsiders.
Adjective
readily apparent to the mind
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a clear and present danger
a clear explanation
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a clear case of murder
a clear indication that she was angry
gave us a clear idea of human nature
free from confusion or doubt
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a complex problem requiring a clear head
not clear about what is expected of us
affording free passage or view
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a clear view
a clear path to victory
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open waters
the open countryside
allowing light to pass through
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clear water
clear plastic bags
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clear glass
the air is clear and clean
free from contact or proximity or connection
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we were clear of the danger
the ship was clear of the reef
characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
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a clear conscience
regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
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efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
clear laughter like a waterfall
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clear reds and blues
a light lilting voice like a silver bell
(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
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I have clear title to this property
clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
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as clear as a whistle
clear footprints in the snow
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the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather
a spire clean-cut against the sky
a clear-cut pattern
accurately stated or described
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a set of well-defined values
free from clouds or mist or haze
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on a clear day
free of restrictions or qualifications
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a clean bill of health
a clear winner
free from flaw or blemish or impurity
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a clear perfect diamond
the clear complexion of a healthy young woman
clear of charges or deductions
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a clear profit
easily deciphered
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freed from any question of guilt
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is absolved from all blame
was now clear of the charge of cowardice
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his official honor is vindicated
characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
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clear mind
a percipient author
Noun
the state of being free of suspicion
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investigation showed that he was in the clear
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
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finally broke out of the forest into the open
Adverb
entirely
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read the book clear to the end
slept clear through the night
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there were open fields clear to the horizon
in an easily perceptible manner
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could be seen clearly under the microscope
She cried loud and clear
Verb
rid of obstructions
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Clear your desk
make a way or path by removing objects
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Clear a path through the dense forest
become clear
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The sky cleared after the storm
grant authorization or clearance for
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Clear the manuscript for publication
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
remove debris from
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clear the leaves from the lawn
Clear snow from the road
go unchallenged; be approved
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The bill cleared the House
be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
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The payment should clear within 2 business days
go away or disappear
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The fog cleared in the afternoon
pass by, over, or under without making contact
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the balloon cleared the tree tops
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
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Could you clarify these remarks?
Clear up the question of who is at fault
free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
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Clear the ship and let it dock
clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
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clear the water before it can be drunk
yield as a net profit
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This sale netted me $1 million
make as a net profit
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The company cleared $1 million
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
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How much do you make a month in your new job?
She earns a lot in her new job
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this merger brought in lots of money
He clears $5,000 each month
sell to get rid of
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We cleared a lot of the old model cars
pass an inspection or receive authorization
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clear customs
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
settle, as of a debt
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clear a debt
solve an old debt
make clear, bright, light, or translucent
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The water had to be cleared through filtering
rid of instructions or data
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clear a memory buffer
remove (people) from a building
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clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat
remove the occupants of
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Clear the building
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
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Clear the throat