clearable

Variant of clear

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

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

a clear space

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