clear
— Verb
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~ go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
clear
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~ pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
clear
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~ make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
clear
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~ pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"
clear
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~ rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer"
clear
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~ sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
clear
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~ remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
clear
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~ settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
clear
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~ remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"
clear
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~ earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
clear
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~ free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
clear
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~ make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
cleat
— Verb
– English
~ provide with cleats; "cleat running shoes for better traction"
cleat
— Verb
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~ secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"
cleave
— Verb
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~ separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
cleave
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~ make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
cleave
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~ come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
clench
— Verb
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~ hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
clench
— Verb
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~ squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"