"cleared" in the verb sense
1. unclutter, clear
rid of obstructions
"Clear your desk"
2. clear
make a way or path by removing objects
"Clear a path through the dense forest"
3. clear up, clear, light up, brighten
become clear
"The sky cleared after the storm"
4. authorize, authorise, pass, clear
grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"
"The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
5. clear
remove
"clear the leaves from the lawn"
"Clear snow from the road"
6. pass, clear
go unchallenged be approved
"The bill cleared the House"
7. clear
be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
"The check will clear within 2 business days"
8. clear
go away or disappear
"The fog cleared in the afternoon"
9. clear, top
pass by, over, or under without making contact
"the balloon cleared the tree tops"
10. 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"
11. clear
free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
"Clear the ship and let it dock"
12. clear
clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
"clear the water before it can be drunk"
13. net, clear
yield as a net profit
"This sale netted me $1 million"
14. net, sack, sack up, clear
make as a net profit
"The company cleared $1 million"
15. 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"
16. clear
sell
"We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
17. clear
pass an inspection or receive authorization
"clear customs"
18. acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
19. clear, solve
settle, as of a debt
"clear a debt"
"solve an old debt"
20. clear
make clear, bright, light, or translucent
"The water had to be cleared through filtering"
21. clear
rid of instructions or data
"clear a memory buffer"
22. clear
remove (people) from a building
"clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
23. clear
remove the occupants of
"Clear the building"
24. clear, clear up
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
"Clear the throat"
"cleared" in the adjective sense
1. cleared
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
"cleared land"
"cleared streets free of fallen trees and debris"
"a cleared passage through the underbrush"
"played poker on the cleared dining room table"
2. absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated
freed from any question of guilt
"is absolved from all blame"
"was now clear of the charge of cowardice"
"his official honor is vindicated"
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