Meaning of clear | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Transparent, clear, limpid.
2. Transparent in colour.
3. Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
4. Free of obstacles.
5. Without clouds.
6. Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
7. Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
8. Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
9. Free of guilt, or suspicion.
   figuratively
10. Without a thickening ingredient.
11. Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
12. Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
13. Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
14. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
15. Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
16. Unmixed; entirely pure.
17. Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
18. Without diminution; in full; net.
19. Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
20. Good, the best.
    Multicultural-London-English
21. Better than, superior to.
    Multicultural-London-English

Equivalents

Examples

“as clear as crystal”

“The windshield was clear and clean.”

“Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation.”

“The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.”

“the coast is clear”

“Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.”

“"[…] On the 18th of October, 1841, a very intense magnetic disturbance was recorded, and amongst other curious facts mentioned is that of the detention of the 10:05pm express train at Exeter for 16 minutes, as from the magnetic disturbance affecting the needles so powerfully, it was impossible to ascertain if the line was clear at Starcross. The superintendent at Exeter reported the next morning that someone was playing tricks with the instruments, and would not let them work."”

“clear weather; a clear day”

“Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.”

“He gave clear instructions not to bother him at work.”

“She made it clear that she dislike me.”

“I'm still not quite clear on what some of these words mean.”

“From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.”

“In several months you’re likely to have a clearer picture on how your state intends to treat your forgiven PPP loan and the deductibility of your business expenses not just for tax year 2020 but also tax year 2021.”

“NR Chairman Sir Peter Hendy had made it clear that he didn't want anything that smacked of the bus shelters seen at many small, usually unstaffed stations.”

“But Trump laid out his clearest message yet on tariffs during an address to House Republicans on Monday, spelling out what imports his administration plan to tax first.”

“a clear conscience”

“Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear”

“clear of texture; clear of odor”

“Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair. She said that you gave it to her that night that you planned to go clear. Did you ever go clear?”

“a clear intellect; a clear head”

“Mother of Science, Now I feel thy Power Within me cleere, not onely to diſcerne Things in thir Cauſes, but to trace the wayes Of higheſt Agents”

“with a countenance as clear / As friendship wears at feasts”

“Hark! the numbers, soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear”

“clear sand”

“a clear complexion; clear lumber”

“high school girls with clear-skinned smiles”

“a clear profit”

“I often wished that I had clear For life, six hundred pounds a year”

“The signals were clear to allow the train through Soham, as it steadily approached.”

“Nando's is clear.”

“Spurs are clear of Arsenal.”

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