clear
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~ make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
clear
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~ make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest"
clear
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~ clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"
clear
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~ free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"
clear
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~ become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
clear
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~ yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
clear
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~ grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
clear
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~ rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
clear
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~ go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
clear
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~ pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
clear
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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"