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Noun clearing has 3 senses

clearing, glade - a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
--₁ is a kind of tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel

Derived forms: verb clear₂, verb clear₅
clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
--₂ is a kind of liberation, release, freeing
--₂ has particulars:
purge, purging, purgation; vindication, exoneration; whitewash

Derived form: verb clear₁₈
clearing, clarification - the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
--₃ is a kind of improvement

Derived forms: verb clear₁₂, verb clear₂₀

Verb clear has 24 senses

unclutter, clear - rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
--₁ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived form: noun clear₂
Sample sentence:
They clear the path of the snow
clear - make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest"
--₂ is one way to make, create

Derived forms: noun clear₂, noun clearing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
clear up, clear, light up, brighten - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
It is ----ing
authorize, authorise, pass, clear - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
--₄ is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance

Derived form: noun clearance₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
--₅ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived forms: noun clear₂, noun clearing₁
Sample sentence:
They clear the snow from the path
pass, clear - go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
--₆ is one way to succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
clear - be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days"
Antonyms: bounce
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
clear - go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
--₈ is one way to vanish, disappear, go away
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
clear, top - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
--₉ is one way to pass, overtake, overhaul

Derived form: noun clearance₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
--₁₀ is one way to clarify, clear up, elucidate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
clear - free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"
--₁₁ is one way to free, discharge
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
clear - clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"
--₁₂ is one way to rid, free, disembarrass

Derived form: noun clearing₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
net, clear - yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
--₁₃ is one way to yield, pay, bear
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
net, sack, sack up, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
--₁₄ is one way to profit, gain, benefit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
--₁₅ is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:
They clear the money
clear - sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
--₁₆ is one way to sell
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
clear - pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"
--₁₇ is one way to pass, clear
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
--₁₈ is one way to pronounce, label, judge

Derived forms: noun clear₁, noun clearing₂
Sample sentence:
They want to clear the prisoners
clear, solve - settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
--₁₉ is one way to settle, square off, square up, determine
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
clear - make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
--₂₀ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived form: noun clearing₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
clear - rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer"
--₂₁ is one way to empty
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
clear - remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
--₂₂ is one way to take out, move out, remove
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
clear - remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"
--₂₃ is one way to empty
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
clear, clear up - free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
--₂₄ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something