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| VERB: | 1. To destroy all traces of: abolish, annihilate, blot out, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill1, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root1 (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to. See HELP, MAKE. 2. To make clear or clearer. Also used with up: clarify, elucidate, illuminate, illustrate. Idioms: shed (or throw) light on (or upon). See CLEAR. 3. To become brighter or fairer. Also used with up: brighten, lighten1. See CLEAR. 4. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt: absolve, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate. Law : acquit, purge. See LAW. 5. To free from an entanglement: disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, extricate, untangle. See FREE. 6. To pass by or over safely or successfully: hurdle, negotiate, surmount. See THRIVE. 7. To rid of obstructions: free, open, unblock. See OPEN. 8. To remove the contents of: clean out, empty (out), evacuate, vacate, void. See FULL. 9. To be accepted or approved: carry, pass. See ACCEPT. 10. To make as income or profit: bring in, draw, earn, gain, gross, net2, pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield. See MONEY. 11. To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable: disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, rid, shake off, throw off, unburden. Slang : shake. See KEEP. 12. To set right by giving what is due: discharge, liquidate, pay (off or up), satisfy, settle, square. See PAY. 13. To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly. Also used with up: clean (up), neaten (up), police, spruce (up), straighten (up), tidy (up). See ORDER. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Readily seen, perceived, or understood: apparent, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, patent, plain, pronounced, visible. See SEE. 2. Free from clouds or mist, for example: cloudless, fair, fine1, sunny, unclouded. See CLEAR. 3. Free from flaws or blemishes: flawless, unblemished, unmarked. See BEAUTIFUL. 4. Free from obstructions: free, open, unblocked, unimpeded, unobstructed. See OPEN. 5. Free from what obscures or dims: crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through, transparent. See CLEAR, TOUCH. 6. Freed from contact or connection: free. See FREE, STRIKE. 7. Without any doubt: clear-cut, decided, definite, distinct, pronounced, unquestionable. See CERTAIN. 8. Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed: categorical, clear-cut, decided, definite, explicit, express, positive, precise, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal. See CLEAR. 9. Containing nothing: bare, blank, empty, vacant, vacuous, void. See FULL. 10. Clearly defined; not ambiguous: distinct, sharp, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable. See CLEAR. 11. Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen: crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through, translucent, transparent. See CLEAR. 12. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety: broad, obvious, patent, plain, unmistakable, unsubtle. See CLEAR, SEE. | | ADVERB: | Informal. To the fullest extent: absolutely, all, altogether, completely, dead, entirely, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well2, wholly. Informal : clean. Idioms: in toto, through and through. See BIG, LIMITED. | | PHRASAL VERB: | clear out Informal. To leave hastily: bolt, get out, run. Informal : get, hotfoot, skedaddle. Slang : hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks. See APPROACH. clear up To find a solution for: decipher, explain, resolve, solve, unravel. Informal : dope out, figure out. Idioms: get to the bottom of. See ASK, REASON.
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