clear meaning
EN
[klɪə] [klɪɚ] [-ɪə(r)] 
US WClear
- Clear or CLEAR may refer to:
EN Clear 
- NounPLclears
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- a room ten feet square in the clear
- (cryptology) State of being unenciphered. (In the clear: Not enciphered.).
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- VerbSGclearsPRclearingPT, PPcleared
- (transitive) To remove obstructions or impediments from.
- (ergative) To become freed from obstructions.
- When the road cleared we continued our journey.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from a matter; to clarify; especially, to clear up.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- The court cleared the man of murder.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- The door just barely clears the table as it closes. The leaping horse easily cleared the hurdles.
- (intransitive) To become clear.
- After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening.
- (intransitive) Of 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.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- He's been clearing seven thousand a week.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- To obtain a clearance.
- The steamer cleared for Liverpool today.
- (sports) To defend by hitting (or kicking, throwing, heading etc.) the ball (or puck) from the defending goal.
- Bolton then went even closer when Elmander's cross was met by a bullet header from Holden, which forced a wonderful tip over from Cech before Drogba then cleared the resulting corner off the line.
- To fell all trees of a forest.
- (transitive, computing) To 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
- (transitive) To remove obstructions or impediments from.
- AdjectiveCOMclearerSUPclearest
- Transparent in colour.
- as clear as crystal
- Bright, not dark or obscured.
- The windshield was clear and clean.
- Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation.
- Free of obstacles.
- The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.
- The coast is clear.
- Without clouds.
- clear weather; a clear day
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt.
- He gave clear instructions not to bother him at work.
- Do I make myself clear? Crystal clear.
- I'm still not quite clear on what some of these words mean.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- a clear conscience
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- clear of texture; clear of odor
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- a clear intellect; a clear head
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- clear sand
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- a clear complexion; clear lumber
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- a clear profit
- Transparent in colour.
- AdverbCOMclearerSUPclearest
- All the way; entirely.
- I threw it clear across the river to the other side.
- Not near something or touching it.
- Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.
- free (or separate) from others.
- Much soul-searching is going on at the west London club who, just seven weeks ago, were five points clear at the top of the table and playing with the verve with which they won the title last season.
- (obsolete) In a clear manner; plainly.
- All the way; entirely.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The police cleared the crowd out of the street to investigate the accident.
- Another Wilkinson attempt was charged down before a fine clearing run and kick from Ashton and burgled Scottish line-out worked a penalty chance from wide left.
- Union head coach Jim Curtin, a lifelong Philadelphian, has made it clear that signing homegrowns will be a priority for him moving forward.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The troughs were filled with leaves and needed clearing.
- Hopefully, the possibilities afforded by escaping and unescaping strings are now becoming clear.
- Can you just run those numbers by me again, please? To make sure I've got them clear.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of clear in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Uncomparable adverbs
- Uncomparable adverbs
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Ergative verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Ergative verbs
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "clear" is an adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an ergative verb, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.