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cleared

/klɪəd/ /klɪɹd/

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To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.

Examples :

"The students cleared their desks before the math test. "

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To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.

Examples :

"Please clear all this stuff off the table."

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To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.

Examples :

"After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening."

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To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.

Examples :

"We need to clear this issue once and for all."

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To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.

Examples :

"The court cleared the man of murder."

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To pass without interference; to miss.

Examples :

"The door just barely clears the table as it closes."

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(activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.

Examples :

"She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres."

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To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).

Examples :

"I cleared the first level in 36 seconds."

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Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.

Examples :

"The check might not clear for a couple of days."

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To earn a profit of; to net.

Examples :

"The lemonade stand cleared $25 after we paid for the lemons and sugar. "

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To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.

Examples :

"Air traffic control cleared the plane to land."

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To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.

Examples :

"The student council cleared the proposal for the school dance. "

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To obtain a clearance.

Examples :

"The steamer cleared for Liverpool today."

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To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.

Examples :

"The musician finally cleared the old jazz sample, so he can release his new song. "

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To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.

Examples :

"After finishing the last exam, Maria felt like she had finally cleared all her worries about school. "

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To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.

Examples :

"A low cross came in, and Smith cleared."

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To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.

Examples :

"to clear an array; to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value"

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To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.

Examples :

"The writer cleared the image so it wouldn't appear above the text in the report. "

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