clear
Cross references:
1. evident
1. clear \'kli(*)r\ aj [ME clere, fr. OF cler, fr. L clarus clear, bright;
akin to L] calare to call - more at LOW 1a: BRIGHT, LUMINOUS 1b:
CLOUDLESS; specif : less than one-tenth covered {a @ sky} 1c: free from
mist, haze, or dust {a ~ day} 1d: UNTROUBLED, SERENE {a ~ gaze} 2: CLEAN,
PURE : as 2a: free from blemishes 2b: easily seen through : TRANSPARENT
2c: free from abnormal sounds on auscultation 3a: easily heard 3b: easily
visible : PLAIN 3c: easily understood : UNMISTAKABLE 4a: capable of sharp
discernment : KEEN 4b: free from doubt : SURE 5: free from guile or guilt
: INNOCENT 6: unhampered by restriction or limitation : as 6a:
unencumbered by debts or charges 6b: NET {a ~ profit} 6c: UNQUALIFIED,
ABSOLUTE 6d: free from obstruction 6e: emptied of contents or cargo 6f:
free from entanglement 6g: DENUDED, BAREMLIMPID mean capable of being seen
through. CLEAR implies absence of cloudiness, haziness, or muddiness;
TRANSPARENT implies being so clear that objects can be seen distinctly;
TRANSLUCENT implies the passage of light but not vision; PELLUCID suggests
a shining clearness as of crystal; LIMPID implies the soft clearness of
pure waterunderstood. CLEAR implies freedom from obscurity, ambiguity, or
undue complexity; PERSPICUOUS applies to a style that is simple and elegant
as well as clear; LUCID suggests a clear logical coherence and evident
order of arrangement - clear.ly av SYN syn CLEAR, TRANSPARENT, TRANSLUCENT,
PELLUCID, ( SYN syn CLEAR, PERSPICUOUS, LUCID mean quickly and easily
2. clear av 1: in a clear manner 2: WHOLLY, ENTIRELY
3. clear \'klir-*-b*l\ \'klir-*r\ vt 1a: to make clear or translucent 1b:
to free from pollution or cloudiness 2a: to free from accusation or blame
: VINDICATE 2b: to certify as trustworthy 3a: to give insight to :
ENLIGHTEN 3b: to make intelligible : EXPLAIN 4a: to free from obstruction
: as 4a1: OPEN 4a2: DISENTANGLE 4a3: to rid or make a rasping noise as
if ridding (the throat) of phlegm 4b1: to submit for approval 4b2:
AUTHORIZE 5a: to free from obligation or encumbrance 5b: SETTLE,
DISCHARGE {~ an account} 5c1: to free (a ship or shipment) by payment of
duties or harbor fees 5c2: to pass through (customs) 5d: to gain without
deduction : NET {~ a profit} 5e: to put through a clearinghouse 6a: to
get rid of : REMOVE 6b: TRANSMIT, DISPATCH 7a: to leap over or go by
without touching 7b: PASS {the bill ~ed the legislature} 1a: to become
clear 1b: to go away : VANISH 1c: SELL 2a: to obtain permission to
discharge cargo 2b: to conform to regulations or pay requisite fees prior
to leaving port 3: to pass through a clearinghouse 4: to go to an
authority (as for approval) before becoming effective - clear.able aj
4. clear n : a clear space or part 1: in inside measurement 2: free from
guilt or suspicion - in the clear
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