Clear (klēr), a. [Compar. Clearer (-&etilde_;r); superl. Clearest.] [OE. cler, cleer, OF. cler, F. clair, fr.L. clarus, clear, bright, loud, distinct, renowned; perh. akin to L. clamare to call, E. claim. Cf. Chanticleer, Clairvoyant, Claret, Clarify.] 1. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
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The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear. Denham.
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Fair as the moon, clear as the sun. Canticles vi. 10.
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2. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.
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One truth is clear; whatever is, is right. Pope.
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3. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
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Mother of science! now I feel thy power
Within me clear, not only to discern
Things in their causes, but to trace the ways
Of highest agents. Milton.
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4. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
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With a countenance as clear
As friendship wears at feasts. Shak.
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5. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.
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Hark! the numbers soft and clear
Gently steal upon the ear. Pope.
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6. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
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7. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
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8. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.
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Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere,
In action faithful, and in honor clear. Pope.
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9. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
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I often wished that I had clear,
For life, six hundred pounds a-year. Swift.
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10. Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
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My companion . . . left the way clear for him. Addison.
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11. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.
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The cruel corporal whispered in my ear,
Five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear. Gay.
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Clear breach. See under Breach, n., 4. -- Clear days (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. -- Clear stuff, boards, planks, etc., free from knots.

Syn. -- Manifest; pure; unmixed; pellucid; transparent; luminous; obvious; visible; plain; evident; apparent; distinct; perspicuous. See Manifest.
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Clear, adv. 1. In a clear manner; plainly.
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Now clear I understand
What oft . . . thoughts have searched in vain. Milton.
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2. Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
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Clear (klēr), v. i. 1. To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; -- of the weather; -- often followed by up, off, or away.
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So foul a sky clears not without a storm. Shak.
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Advise him to stay till the weather clears up. Swift.
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2. To become free from turbidity; -- of solutions or suspensions of liquids; as, the salt has not completely dissolved until the suspension clears up; when refrigerated, the juice may become cloudy, but when warmed to room temperature, it clears up again.
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3. To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free. [Obs.]
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He that clears at once will relapse; for finding himself out of straits, he will revert to his customs; but he that cleareth by degrees induceth a habit of frugality. Bacon.
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3. (Banking) To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.
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4. To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.
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To clear out, to go or run away; to depart. [Colloq.]
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