clearing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
   glade.
   
2. noun the act of freeing from suspicion
   
3. noun the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
   clarification.
   
4. verb rid of obstructions
   unclutter; clear.
   
   • Clear your desk
5. verb make a way or path by removing objects
   clear.
   
   • Clear a path through the dense forest
6. verb become clear
   clear up; clear; light up; brighten.
   
   • The sky cleared after the storm
7. verb grant authorization or clearance for
   authorize; clear; authorise; pass.
   
   • Clear the manuscript for publication
   • The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
8. verb remove
   clear.
   
   • clear the leaves from the lawn
   • Clear snow from the road
9. verb go unchallenged; be approved
   clear; pass.
   
   • The bill cleared the House
10. verb be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
    clear.
    
    • The check will clear within 2 business days
11. verb go away or disappear
    clear.
    
    • The fog cleared in the afternoon
12. verb pass by, over, or under without making contact
    clear; top.
    
    • the balloon cleared the tree tops
13. verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
    crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; elucidate; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
    
    • Could you clarify these remarks?
    • Clear up the question of who is at fault
14. verb free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
    clear.
    
    • Clear the ship and let it dock
15. verb clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
    clear.
    
    • clear the water before it can be drunk
16. verb yield as a net profit
    net; clear.
    
    • This sale netted me $1 million
17. verb make as a net profit
    clear; net; sack up; sack.
    
    • The company cleared $1 million
18. verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
    earn; bring in; clear; pull in; take in; gain; realise; realize; make.
    
    • 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
19. verb sell
    clear.
    
    • We cleared a lot of the old model cars
20. verb pass an inspection or receive authorization
    clear.
    
    • clear customs
21. verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
    exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
    
    • The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
22. verb settle, as of a debt
    clear; solve.
    
    • clear a debt
    • solve an old debt
23. verb make clear, bright, light, or translucent
    clear.
    
    • The water had to be cleared through filtering
24. verb rid of instructions or data
    clear.
    
    • clear a memory buffer
25. verb remove (people) from a building
    clear.
    
    • clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat
26. verb remove the occupants of
    clear.
    
    • Clear the building
27. verb free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
    clear up; clear.
    
    • Clear the throat

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