clear*/*/*/

[klɪə] adj I

1) obvious and certain to be true

It appears to be a clear case of discrimination.[/ex]

It was very clear that something was worrying him.[/ex]

It is not clear whether the firemen are still alive.[/ex]

2) easy to understand

Clear instructions are provided.[/ex]

Let me make this clear – I will not help you again![/ex]

3) easy to see or hear

‘I did it,' she said in a clear voice.[/ex]

The picture was clear and sharp.[/ex]

4) transparent

a clear glass bottle[/ex]

5) not confused

Are you clear about the purpose of the meeting?[/ex]

6) if a surface, road, or passage is clear, there is nothing that blocks it

a clear view of the mountains[/ex]

All the main roads are clear of snow.[/ex]

7) if the sky is clear, there are no clouds

8) not affected by guilty feelings

She had done her duty, and her conscience was clear.[/ex]

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See:

coast I,

crystal clear

Word family: clear Words in the same family as clear ● clarity n ● clearly adv ● unclear adj II

verb

clear */*/*/[klɪə]

1) [T] to remove people or things from a place, or to become empty when people leave or things are removed

Millions of acres of tropical forest have been cleared.[/ex]

The room cleared quickly after the speech.[/ex]

To start with, you should clear the ground of weeds.[/ex]

2) [T] to remove something that is blocking a place

The police cleared a path through to the front of the building.[/ex]

3) [T] to prove officially that someone did not do something wrong

The two men were cleared of murder yesterday.[/ex]

4) if the sky or the weather clears, it becomes brighter with no clouds or rain

5) [T] to give or obtain permission for something to happen

You'll have to clear this project with head office.[/ex]

6) [T] to go over, under, or past an object without touching it

The horse cleared the fence.[/ex]

7) [I] if something such as smoke clears, it starts to disappear

8) [I/T] if a cheque clears, or if a bank clears it, the bank allows the money to be used

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clear the air — to discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better[/ex]

clear your throat — to make a noise in your throat before you speak, so that you can speak without any difficulty[/ex]

- clear sth away

- clear off

- clear sth out

- clear up

- clear (sth) up

- clear sth up

III noun clear [klɪə] in the clear — 1) no longer believed to be guilty of something bad or illegal; 2) no longer in a difficult or dangerous situation[/ex] IV

adv

clear [klɪə]

completely away from something

Stand clear of the closing doors.[/ex]

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keep/stay/steer clear of — to avoid someone or something unpleasant or dangerous[/ex]

[i]No one mentioned the divorce, so Lisa decided to steer clear of that subject.[/ex]