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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clear \Clear\, adv 1. In a clear manner; plainly. Now clear I understand What oft . . . thoughts have searched in vain. --Milton. 2. Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as to cut a piece clear off From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clear \Clear\ (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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clear \Clear\ (kl[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Clearer} (-[~e]r); superl. {Clearest}.] [OE. cler, cleer, OF cler, F. clair, fr.L. clarus, clear, broght, loud, distinct, renownwd; perh. akin to L. clamare to call E. claim. Cf {Chanticleer}, {Clairvoyant}, {Claret}, {Clarufy}.] 1. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded. The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear. --Denham. Fair as the moon, clear as the sun. --Canticles vi 10. 2. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable. One truth is clear; whatever is is right --Pope. 3. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as a clear intellect; a clear head. Mother of science! now I feel thy power Within me clear, not only to discern Things in their causes, but to trace the ways Of highest agents. --Milton. 4. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful. With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts. --Shak. 5. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous. Hark! the numbers soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear. --Pope. 6. Without mixture; entirely pure; as clear sand. 7. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as a clear complexion; clear lumber. 8. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished. Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honor clear. --Pope. 9. Without diminution; in full; net; as clear profit. I often wished that I had clear, For life, six hundred pounds a-year. --Swift . 10. Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as a clear view; to keep clear of debt. My companion . . . left the way clear for him --Addison. 11. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc The cruel corporal whispered in my ear, Five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear. --Gay. {Clear breach}. See under {Breach}, n., 4. {Clear days} (Law.), days reckoned from one day to another, excluding both the first and last day as from Sunday to Sunday there are six clear days. {Clear stuff}, boards, planks, etc., free from knots. Syn: Manifest; pure; unmixed; pellucid; transparent; luminous; obvious; visible; plain; evident; apparent; distinct; perspicuous. See {Manifest}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clear \Clear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleared}; p. pr & vb n. {Clearing}.] 1. To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds. He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north. --Dryden. 2. To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse. 3. To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous. Many knotty points there are Which all discuss, but few can clear. --Prior. 4. To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious. Our common prints would clear up their understandings. --Addison 5. To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of off away or out Clear your mind of cant. --Dr. Johnson. A statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter. --Addison. 6. To free from the imputation of guilt; to justify, vindicate, or acquit; -- often used with from before the thing imputed. I . . . am sure he will clear me from partiality. --Dryden. How! wouldst thou clear rebellion? --Addison. 7. To leap or pass by or over without touching or failure; as to clear a hedge; to clear a reef. 8. To gain without deduction; to net. The profit which she cleared on the cargo. --Macaulay. {To clear a ship at the customhouse}, to exhibit the documents required by law, give bonds, or perform other acts requisite, and procure a permission to sail, and such papers as the law requires. {To clear a ship for action}, or {To clear for action} (Naut.), to remove incumbrances from the decks, and prepare for an engagement. {To clear the land} (Naut.), to gain such a distance from shore as to have sea room and be out of danger from the land. {To clear hawse} (Naut.), to disentangle the cables when twisted. {To clear up}, to explain; to dispel, as doubts, cares or fears. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clear \Clear\ (kl[=e]r), v. i. 1. To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; -- often followed by up off or away So foul a sky clears not without a storm. --Shak. Advise him to stay till the weather clears up --Swift. 2. To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free [Obs.] He that clears at once will relapse; for finding himself out of straits, he will revert to his customs; but he that cleareth by degrees induceth a habit of frugality. --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: clear adj 1: clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature [ant: {unclear}] 2: free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us" 3: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "a free lane" [syn: {free}, {open}] 4: free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" [ant: {opaque}] 5: free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef" [syn: {clear(p)}] 6: characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts; especially e.g. guilt; "a clear conscience"; "looked at her questioner with clear untroubled eyes" 7: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: {clean}, {light}, {unclouded}] 8: (especially of a title) "I have clear title to this property" [syn: {unmortgaged}] 9: clear and distinct to the senses easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" [syn: {clean-cut}, {clear-cut}] 10: accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values" [syn: {well-defined}] [ant: {ill-defined}] 11: (meteorology) free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day" [ant: {cloudy}] 12: free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" [syn: {clean}] 13: free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond" 14: clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit" 15: easily deciphered [syn: {decipherable}, {readable}] 16: freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: {absolved}, {cleared}, {exculpated}, {exonerated}, {vindicated}] 17: characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" [syn: {percipient}] 18: of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman" n 1: the state of being free of suspicion: "investigation showed that he was in the clear" 2: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water: "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: {open}] adv 1: completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon" [syn: {all the way}] 2: in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" [syn: {clearly}] v 1: rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk" [syn: {unclutter}] [ant: {clutter}] 2: make a way or path by removing objects: "Clear a path through the dense forest" 3: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: {clear up}, {light up}, {brighten}] [ant: {overcast}] 4: grant authorization or clearance for "Clear the manuscript fpr publication" [syn: {authorize}, {authorise}, {pass}] 5: remove objects of obstruction; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" 6: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" [syn: {pass}] 7: be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 buisness days." [ant: {bounce}] 8: go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" 9: pass by over or under without making contact "the balloon cleared the tree tops" [syn: {top}] 10: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clarify}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}] [ant: {confuse}] 11: free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock" 12: clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk" 13: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: {net}] 14: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: {net}, {sack}, {sack up}] 15: 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" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {pull in}, {bring in}] 16: sell "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" 17: pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs" 18: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {acquit}, {assoil}, {discharge}, {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}] 19: settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt" 20: make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering" 21: rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer" 22: remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat" 23: remove the occupants of "Clear the building" 24: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" [syn: {clear up}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Clear, AK Zip code(s): 99704 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: CLEAR A {specification language} based on {initial algebra}s. ["An Informal Introduction to Specification Using CLEAR", R.M. Burstall in The Correctness Problem in Computer Science, R.S. Boyer et al eds, Academic Press 1981, pp 185-213]. (1994-11-03)
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