adjective

1. free from clouds or mist; bright; light a clear day
2. free from cloudiness, muddiness, etc.; transparent or pure; not turbid a clear crystal, a clear red
3. having no blemishes a clear complexion
4. not faint or blurred; easily seen or heard; sharply defined; distinct a clear outline, clear tones
5. perceiving acutely; keen or logical a clear eye, a clear mind
6. serene and calm a clear countenance
7. free from confusion or ambiguity; not obscure; easily understood the meaning is clear
8. obvious; unmistakable a clear case of neglect
9. certain; positive to be clear on a point
10. free from guilt or a charge of guilt; innocent a clear conscience
11. free from charges or deductions; net to earn a clear $30,000
12. free from debt or encumbrance a clear title to the house
13. free from qualification; absolute; complete a clear victory
14. free from contact; not entangled, confined, hindered, etc. a style clear of cant
15. free from impediment or obstruction; open keep the fire lanes clear
16. freed or emptied of freight or cargo

Etymology: ME cler < OFr < L clarus, orig., clear-sounding, hence clear, bright: for IE base see clamor

adverb

1. in a clear manner; so as to be clear
2. all the way; completely it sank clear to the bottom

transitive verb

1. to make clear or bright
2. to free from impurities, blemishes, cloudiness, muddiness, etc.
3. 1. to make intelligible, plain, or lucid; clarify
   2. to decode or decipher
4. to rid of obstructions, entanglements, or obstacles; open to clear a path through snow
5. to get rid of; remove
6. to empty or unload to clear a freighter of cargo
7. to free (a person or thing) of or from something
8. to free from a charge or a suspicion of guilt; prove the innocence of; acquit
9. to pass or leap over, by, etc.
10. to pass without contact the tug cleared the bridge
11. to discharge (a debt) by paying it
12. to give or get clearance for
13. to be passed or approved by the plan cleared the committee
14. to go through (a customs office)
15. to handle and deal with (letters, files, etc.) properly
16. to make (a given amount) as profit or earnings not subject to charges or deductions; net
17. to make (the sight) clear or sharp
18. 1. to rid (the throat) of phlegm by hawking or coughing
    2. to rid (the voice) of hoarseness thus
19. Banking to pass (a check, draft, etc.) through a clearinghouse

intransitive verb

1. to become clear, unclouded, etc.
2. to pass away; vanish
3. to get clearance, as a ship leaving a port
4. Banking to be accepted or received through a clearinghouse, as a check, draft, etc.

noun