1. (

• clearing ,
• glade

) a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area ;

2. (

• clearing

) the act of freeing from suspicion ;

3. (

• clearing ,
• clarification ,

) the act of removing solid particles from a liquid ;

1. (

• unclutter ,
• clear ,

) rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk" ;

2. (

• clear ,

) make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest" ;

3. (

• clear_up ,
• clear ,
• light_up ,
• brighten

) become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" ;

4. (

• authorize ,
• authorise ,
• pass ,
• clear ,

) grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" ;

5. (

• clear ,

) remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" ;

6. (

• pass ,
• clear ,

) go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" ;

7. (

• clear ,

) be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days" ;

8. (

• clear ,

) go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" ;

9. (

• clear ,
• top

) pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" ;

10. (

• clear ,
• clear_up ,
• shed_light_on ,
• crystallize ,
• crystallise ,
• crystalize ,
• crystalise ,
• straighten_out ,
• sort_out ,
• enlighten ,
• illuminate ,
• elucidate

) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" ;

11. (

• clear

) free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock" ;

12. (

• clear ,

) clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk" ;

13. (

• net ,
• clear ,

) yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" ;

14. (

• net ,
• sack ,
• sack_up ,
• clear ,

) make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" ;

15. (

• gain ,
• take_in ,
• clear ,
• make ,
• earn ,
• realize ,
• realise ,
• pull_in ,
• bring_in ,

) 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" ;

16. (

• clear ,

) sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" ;

17. (

• clear ,

) pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs" ;

18. (

• acquit ,
• assoil ,
• clear ,
• discharge ,
• exonerate ,
• exculpate

) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" ;

19. (

• clear ,
• solve ,

) settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" ;

20. (

• clear ,

) make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering" ;

21. (

• clear ,

) rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer" ;

22. (

• clear ,

) remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat" ;

23. (

• clear ,