verb🔗ShareTo remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from."The gardener was clearing the overgrown weeds from the flowerbeds. "environmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open."Please clear all this stuff off the table."actionenvironmentareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent."After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening."environmentweathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up."We need to clear this issue once and for all."communicationlanguageactionbusinesslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime."The court cleared the man of murder."lawguiltpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pass without interference; to miss."The door just barely clears the table as it closes."actionachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark."She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres."sportachievementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game)."I cleared the first level in 36 seconds."achievementgamesportactionstageentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred."The check might not clear for a couple of days."businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo earn a profit of; to net."After selling her baked goods at the market, Sarah cleared $20. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to."Air traffic control cleared the plane to land."actionbusinesslawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo obtain approval or authorisation in respect of."The student needed to clear the final exam with the professor before withdrawing from the course. "lawbusinessgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo obtain a clearance."The steamer cleared for Liverpool today."governmentlawpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track."The student needed to clear the rights to use the song sample in their school project. "musiclawrightmediaentertainmentbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free."After a stressful week of exams, she finally cleared her schedule to relax. "actionachievementconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal."A low cross came in, and Smith cleared."sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero."to clear an array;  to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value"systemcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position."To prevent the image from overlapping the text, the designer cleared the image's position. "computingtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or process of making or becoming clear."The clearing of the air in the classroom after the announcement helped everyone focus on the next assignment. "processactionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees."The hikers found a small clearing in the woods where they could set up camp. "areanatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn open space in the fog etc."A clearing in the morning fog allowed us to see the distant mountains. "environmentareaspacenaturegeographyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions."The clearing process for the school's online payment system ensures that tuition fees are successfully transferred to the bank. "businessfinancesystemorganizationprocesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state."The phone operator's clearing procedure took several steps, ending the call and putting the line back in service. "technologycommunicationelectronicssignaldeviceprocessmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students."The clearing for university places took place last week, and several students were finally offered their spots. "educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it."The goalie's quick clearing of the ball saved the team from conceding a goal. "sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading