adv in a clear manner; plainly.
2. clear ·superl free from guilt or stain; unblemished.
3. clear ·superl free from embarrassment; detention, ·etc.
4. clear ·superl not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
5. clear ·superl easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.
6. clear ·superl without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
7. clear ·superl without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
8. clear ·vt to gain without deduction; to net.
9. clear ·vt to render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds.
10. clear ·vi to obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for liverpool to-day.
11. clear ·superl free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
12. clear ·adv without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
13. clear ·vt to render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious.
14. clear ·vt to free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous.
15. clear ·vi to disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
xvi. clear ·vi to become free from clouds or fog; to become fair;
often followed by up, off, or away.
xvii. clear ·vi to make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.
xviii. clear ·vt to free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse.
xix. clear ·superl without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
xx. clear ·superl free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
xxi. clear ·vt to leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.
xxii. clear ·superl free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.
xxiii. clear ·superl able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
xxiv. clear ·vt to free from the imputation of guilt; to justify, vindicate, or acquit;
often used with from before the thing imputed.
xxv. clear ·noun 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.
xxvi. clear ·vt 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.