clear
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈklɪə/]
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Senses
1. clear (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Transparent in colour.
Example: as clear as crystal
2. clear (adj) — sense 2
Definition: Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
Example: The windshield was clear and clean.
3. clear (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Free of obstacles.
Example: The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.
4. clear (adv) — sense 1
Definition: All the way; entirely.
Example: I threw it clear across the river to the other side.
5. clear (adv) — sense 2
Definition: Not near something or touching it.
Example: Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.
6. clear (adv) — sense 3
Definition: Free (or separate) from others.
Example: 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.
7. clear (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
Example: Police took two hours to clear the road.
8. clear (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
Example: Please clear all this stuff off the table.
9. clear (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
Example: Then the whole population cleared into the forest, expecting all kinds of calamities to happen, while, on the other hand, the steamer Fresleven commanded left also in a bad panic, in charge of the engineer, I believe.
10. clear (noun) — sense 1
Definition: Empty or open area.
Example: The deer were standing in the clear.
11. clear (noun) — sense 2
Definition: Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
Example: a room ten feet square in the clear
12. clear (noun) — sense 3
Definition: The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
Example: It took me weeks to achieve a one-credit clear (1CC).
Structure of the word
Roots:- kelh₁ (Proto-Indo-European)
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