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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋklIrIŋ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊkliәriŋ 〕


Overview of noun clearing

The noun clearing has 3 senses


  • clearing, glade -- (a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area)

  • clearing -- (the act of freeing from suspicion)

  • clearing, clarification -- (the act of removing solid particles from a liquid)


Overview of verb clear

The verb clear has 24 senses


  • unclutter, clear -- (rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk")

  • clear -- (make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest")

  • clear up, clear, light up, brighten -- (become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm")

  • authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")

  • clear -- (remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road")

  • pass, clear -- (go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House")

  • clear -- (be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days")

  • clear -- (go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon")

  • clear, top -- (pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops")

  • 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")

  • clear -- (free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock")

  • clear -- (clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk")

  • net, clear -- (yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million")

  • net, sack, sack up, clear -- (make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million")

  • 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")

  • clear -- (sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars")

  • clear -- (pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs")

  • acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate -- (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges")

  • clear, solve -- (settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt")

  • clear -- (make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering")

  • clear -- (rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer")

  • clear -- (remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat")

  • clear -- (remove the occupants of; "Clear the building")

  • clear, clear up -- (free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat")