clear : Idioms & Phrases

• implies that the waves roll over the vessel without breaking.

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• noun a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over
  
• noun permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed
  

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• noun a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged
  
  • no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety

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• verb remove from sight
  clear away.
  

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• . See under Breach, n., 4.

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• (Law.), days reckoned from one day to another, excluding both the first and last day; as, from Sunday to Sunday there are six clear days.

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• noun a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin); cannot be used for more than one day postoperative
  

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• verb remove from sight
  clear away.
  

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• verb move out and leave nothing behind
  
• verb clear out the chest and lungs
  expectorate; drive out.
  
  • This drug expectorates quickly
• verb empty completely
  clean out.
  
  • We cleaned out all the drawers

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• noun easy unobstructed progress
  plain sailing; easy going.
  
  • after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing

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• boards, planks, etc., free from knots.

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• verb dispel differences or negative emotions
  
  • The group called a meeting to finally clear the air

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• verb clear mucus or food from one's throat
  hawk.
  
  • he cleared his throat before he started to speak

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• verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
  clarify; elucidate.
  
  • clarify the mystery surrounding her death
• verb finish a task completely
  finish up; get through; wrap up; mop up; polish off; finish off.
  
  • I finally got through this homework assignment
• verb free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
  clear.
  
  • Clear the throat
• verb become clear
  clear; light up; brighten.
  
  • The sky cleared after the storm
• verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
  crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; elucidate; clear; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
  
  • Could you clarify these remarks?
  • Clear up the question of who is at fault

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• noun strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts
  

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• verb remove all the trees at one time
  
  • clear-cut an acre of forest
• adjective satellite clearly or sharply defined to the mind
  distinct; trenchant.
  
  • clear-cut evidence of tampering
  • Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest
  • trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
• adjective satellite having had all the trees removed at one time
  
  • clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion
• adjective satellite clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
  clear; clean-cut.
  
  • as clear as a whistle
  • clear footprints in the snow
  • the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather
  • a spire clean-cut against the sky
  • a clear-cut pattern

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Clear"-cut` adjective

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1. Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo.

   She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face. Tennyson.

2. Concisely and distinctly expressed.

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• adjective satellite mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  perspicacious; clear-eyed.
  
  • too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow
  • chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership
  • much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument

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Clear"-head`ed adjective

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1. Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. "He was laborious and clear-headed." Macaulay. -- Clear"-head`ed*ness, n.

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Clear"-see`ing adjective

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1. Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.

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Clear"-shin`ing adjective

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1. Shining brightly. Shak.

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• adjective satellite having sharp clear vision
  
• adjective satellite mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  perspicacious; clear-eyed.
  
  • too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow
  • chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership
  • much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument

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Clear"-sight`ed adjective

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1. Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason

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Clear"-sight`ed*ness noun

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1. Acute discernment.

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• adjective not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently
  clearheaded.
  

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• noun a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted
  

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• adjective satellite transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  lucid; limpid; pellucid; crystalline; transparent.
  
  • the cold crystalline water of melted snow
  • crystal clear skies
  • could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool
  • lucid air
  • a pellucid brook
  • transparent crystal
• adjective satellite (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
  luculent; lucid; limpid; perspicuous; pellucid.
  
  • writes in a limpid style
  • lucid directions
  • a luculent oration"- Robert Burton
  • pellucid prose
  • a crystal clear explanation
  • a perspicuous argument

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• (Naut.), a rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them. Totten.

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• the danger is over; no enemy in sight. Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. "Seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus." Sir P. Sidney.

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• to exhibit the documents required by law, give bonds, or perform other acts requisite, and procure a permission to sail, and such papers as the law requires.

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• (Naut.), to remove incumbrances from the decks, and prepare for an engagement.

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• (Naut.), to disentangle the cables when twisted.

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• (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action.

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• (Naut.), to gain such a distance from shore as to have sea room, and be out of danger from the land.

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• to explain; to dispel, as doubts, cares or fears.

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• to disengage one's self; to be released, as from confinement, obligation, or burden; also, to be freed from danger or embarrassment.

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