clear : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: clear	by the DICT Development Group
8 results for clear
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clear adv completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon" Synonym(s): clear, all the way in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" Synonym(s): clearly, clear adj readily apparent 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" Antonym(s): unclear free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us" affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside" Synonym(s): clear, open allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" Antonym(s): opaque free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef" characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes" (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" Synonym(s): clean, clear, light, unclouded (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property" Synonym(s): clear, unmortgaged 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" Synonym(s): clear, clean-cut, clear-cut accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values" Synonym(s): well-defined, clear Antonym(s): ill-defined, unclear free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day" Antonym(s): cloudy free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" Synonym(s): clean, clear free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman" clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit" easily deciphered Synonym(s): clear, decipherable, readable freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" Synonym(s): absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" Synonym(s): clear, percipient n the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear" a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" Synonym(s): open, clear v rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk" [syn: unclutter, clear] Antonym(s): clutter, clutter up make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest" become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" Synonym(s): clear up, clear, light up, brighten Antonym(s): cloud, overcast grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" Synonym(s): authorize, authorise, pass, clear remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" Synonym(s): pass, clear be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days" Antonym(s): bounce go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" Synonym(s): clear, top make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" Synonym(s): clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock" clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk" yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" Synonym(s): net, clear make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" Synonym(s): net, sack, sack up, clear 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" Synonym(s): gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs" pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" Synonym(s): acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate Antonym(s): convict settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" Synonym(s): clear, solve make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering" rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer" remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat" remove the occupants of; "Clear the building" free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" Synonym(s): clear, clear up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clear \Clear\ (kl[emac]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\, 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\, 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[emac]r), a. [Compar. {Clearer} (-[etil]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\ (kl[emac]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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Clear, AK Zip code(s): 99704
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [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)