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clear

[kleer]

adjective, -er, -est, adverb, -er, -est, verb, noun

–adjective

1.	free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.

2.	transparent; pellucid: clear water.

3.	without discoloration, defect, or blemish: a clear complexion; a clear pane of glass.

4.	of a pure, even color: a clear yellow.

5.	easily seen; sharply defined: a clear outline.

6.	distinctly perceptible to the ear; easily heard: a clear sound.

7.	free from hoarse, harsh, or rasping qualities: a clear voice; clear as a bell.

8.	easily understood; without ambiguity: clear, concise answers.

9.	entirely comprehensible; completely understood: The ultimate causes of inflation may never be clear.

10.	distinct; evident; plain: a clear case of misbehavior.

11.	free from confusion, uncertainty, or doubt: clear thinking.

12.	perceiving or discerning distinctly: a clear mind.

13.	convinced; certain: He was not clear on the first point that she made but agreed with the others.

14.	free from anything that would disturb or blame: a clear conscience.

15.	free from suspicion of guilt or complicity: She was entirely clear of the crime until one of her accomplices turned informer.

16.	serene; calm; untroubled: a clear brow.

17.	free from obstructions or obstacles; open: a clear view; a clear path.

18.	free from entanglement or contact: He kept clear of her after the argument. She managed to keep her dress clear of the mud.

19.	without limitation or qualification; absolute: a clear victory.

20.	free from obligation, liability, or debt: After twenty years, our house is clear of the mortgage. Municipal bonds were returning as much as 9 percent, clear of taxes.

21.	without deduction or diminution: a clear $1000 after taxes.

22.	freed or emptied of contents, cargo, etc.

23.	(of tree trunks or timber) free from branches, knots, or other protruding or rough parts: The trunk was clear for 20 feet above the ground.

24.

Phonetics.

a.	(of an l-sound) having front-vowel resonance; situated before a vowel in the same syllable. Compare dark (def. 16a).

b.	(of a speech sound) produced without frication or aspiration.

25.	(in cryptography) not coded or enciphered. Compare plaintext.

26.	bright; shining: a clear flame.

27.	Obsolete. illustrious.

–adverb

28.	in a clear or distinct manner; clearly.

29.	so as not to be in contact with or near; away (often fol. by of): Stand clear of the closing doors.

30.	entirely; completely; clean: to cut a piece clear off; to climb clear to the top; to run clear off the road.

–verb (used with object)

31.	to remove people or objects from (usually fol. by of): to clear a courtroom of photographers; to clear the table of dishes.

32.	to remove (people or objects) (usually fol. by from): to clear the photographers from the courtroom; to clear the dishes from the table.

33.	to make clear, transparent, or pellucid; free from cloudiness or impurities: to clear a liquid by means of a filter.

34.	to make free of confusion, doubt, or uncertainty: He spoke to his supervisor to clear his mind about their working relationship.

35.	to make understandable or lucid; free from ambiguity or obscurity: She rephrased the report in order to clear the essential points.

36.	to make (a path, road, etc.) by removing any obstruction: He had to cut away the underbrush to clear a path.

37.	to eat all the food on: to clear one's plate.

38.	to relieve (the throat) of some obstruction, as phlegm, by forcing air through the larynx, usually producing a rasping sound.

39.	to make a similar rasping noise in (the throat), as to express disapproval or to attract attention.

40.	to remove from (the brow) any traces of tension or anxiety, as folds or wrinkles.

41.	to free of anything defamatory or discrediting: to clear one's name.

42.	to free from suspicion, accusation, or imputation of guilt; prove or declare innocent: The jury cleared the defendant of the charge.

43.	to remove instructions or data from (a computer, calculator, etc.).

44.	to pass by or over without contact or entanglement: The ship cleared the reef. The fisherman cleared his line.

45.	to pass through or away from: The ship cleared the harbor. The bill cleared the Senate.

46.	to pass (checks or other commercial paper) through a clearinghouse.

47.	(of mail, telephone calls, etc.) to process, handle, reroute, etc.: The dispatcher clears hundreds of items each day.

48.	to free from debt: Just a few dollars more would clear him. The widow had to borrow money to clear her husband's estate.

49.	to gain as clear profit: to clear $1000 in a transaction.

50.	to pay (a debt) in full.

51.	to receive authorization before taking action on: You'll have to clear your plan with headquarters.

52.	to give clearance to; authorize: The chairperson has to clear our speeches before the meeting.

53.	to authorize (a person, agency, etc.) to use classified information, documents, etc.: He has finally been cleared for highly classified information.

54.	to remove trees, buildings, or other obstructions from (land), as for farming or construction.

55.	to free (a ship, cargo, etc.) from legal detention at a port by satisfying customs and other requirements.

56.	to try or otherwise dispose of (the cases awaiting court action): to clear the docket.

57.	(of a commodity) to buy up or sell out the existing supply of.

58.	Skin Diving. to drain or expel unwanted water in: to clear a snorkel by sharp exhalations; to clear a regulator and face mask while underwater.

59.	Bridge. to establish one or more winning cards in (a given suit) by leading the suit until all the outstanding cards have been drawn: He cleared the heart suit before attacking spades.

–verb (used without object)

60.	to become clear.

61.	to exchange checks and bills, and settle balances, as in a clearinghouse.

62.	to become free from doubt, anxiety, misunderstanding, etc.: His mind cleared when he heard the truth.

63.	to pass an authority for review, approval, etc.: The bill must clear through the assembly before it becomes legal.

64.	to remove dishes, food, etc., from a table following a meal: Is it my turn to clear?

65.	to remove previously inserted instructions or data from a computer, calculator, typewriter, or the like.

66.

Nautical.

a.	to comply with customs and other requirements legally imposed on entering or leaving a port (often fol. by in or out).

b.	to leave port after having complied with such requirements.

67.	(of a commodity for sale) to sell out; become bought out: Wheat cleared rapidly.

–noun

68.	a clear or unobstructed space.

69.	plaintext.

70.	a piece of clear lumber.

—Verb phrases

71.

clear away or off,

a.	to remove in order to make room.

b.	to leave; escape: We were warned to clear off before the floods came.

c.	to disappear; vanish: When the smoke cleared away, we saw that the house was in ruins.

72.

clear out,

a.	to remove the contents of: Clear out the closet.

b.	to remove; take away: Clear out your clothes from the closet.

c.	to go away, esp. quickly or abruptly.

d.	to drive or force out: The police cleared out the pickets by force.

73.

clear up,

a.	to make clear; explain; solve.

b.	to put in order; tidy up.

c.	to become better or brighter, as the weather.

—Idiom

74.

in the clear,

a.	absolved of blame or guilt; free: He was suspected of the theft, but evidence put him in the clear.

en clair.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME clere < AF, OF cler < L clārus

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Language Translation for : Clear

Spanish:

transparente,

German:

klar,

Japanese:

澄んだ

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clear (klîr) Pronunciation Key
adj. clear·er, clear·est

Free from clouds, mist, or haze: a clear day.
Not obscured or darkened; bright: clear daylight; a clear yellow.
Easily seen through; transparent: clear water.
Free from flaw, blemish, or impurity: a clear, perfect diamond; a clear record with the police.
Free from impediment, obstruction, or hindrance; open: a clear view; a clear path to victory.
Plain or evident to the mind; unmistakable: a clear case of cheating.
Easily perceptible to the eye or ear; distinct.
Discerning or perceiving easily; keen: a clear mind.
Free from doubt or confusion; certain.
Free from qualification or limitation; absolute: a clear winner.
Free from guilt; untroubled: a clear conscience.
Having been freed from contact, proximity, or connection: At last we were clear of the danger. The ship was clear of the reef.
Free from charges or deductions; net: a clear profit.
Containing nothing.

adv.

Distinctly; clearly: spoke loud and clear.
Out of the way; completely away: stood clear of the doors.
Informal All the way; completely: slept clear through the night; read the book clear to the end.

v. cleared, clear·ing, clears

v. tr.

To make light, clear, or bright.
To rid of impurities, blemishes, muddiness, or foreign matter.
To free from confusion, doubt, or ambiguity; make plain or intelligible: cleared up the question of responsibility.
1. To rid of objects or obstructions: clear the table; clear the road of debris.
2. To make (a way or clearing) by removing obstructions: clear a path through the jungle.
3. To remove (objects or obstructions): clear the dishes; clear snow from the road.
4. To remove the occupants of: clear the theater.
5. To remove (people): clear the children from the room.
6. To move or shoot (a ball or puck) away from the goal or out of the defensive zone.
7. To clear a puck out of (the defensive zone), as in ice hockey.
8. To rid (a memory location or buffer, for example) of instructions or data.
9. To remove (instructions or data) from memory.
10. To secure the approval of: The bill cleared the Senate.
11. To authorize or approve: cleared the material for publication.
1. To remove the occupants of: clear the theater.
2. To remove (people): clear the children from the room.
3. To move or shoot (a ball or puck) away from the goal or out of the defensive zone.
4. To clear a puck out of (the defensive zone), as in ice hockey.
5. To rid (a memory location or buffer, for example) of instructions or data.
6. To remove (instructions or data) from memory.
7. To secure the approval of: The bill cleared the Senate.
8. To authorize or approve: cleared the material for publication.
Sports
1. To move or shoot (a ball or puck) away from the goal or out of the defensive zone.
2. To clear a puck out of (the defensive zone), as in ice hockey.
3. To rid (a memory location or buffer, for example) of instructions or data.
4. To remove (instructions or data) from memory.
5. To secure the approval of: The bill cleared the Senate.
6. To authorize or approve: cleared the material for publication.
Computer Science
1. To rid (a memory location or buffer, for example) of instructions or data.
2. To remove (instructions or data) from memory.
3. To secure the approval of: The bill cleared the Senate.
4. To authorize or approve: cleared the material for publication.
To free from a legal charge or imputation of guilt; acquit: cleared the suspect of the murder charge.
To pass by, under, or over without contact: The boat cleared the dock.
To settle (a debt).
To gain (a given amount) as net profit or earnings.
To pass (a bill of exchange, such as a check) through a clearing-house.
1. To secure the approval of: The bill cleared the Senate.
2. To authorize or approve: cleared the material for publication.
To free (a ship or cargo) from legal detention at a harbor by fulfilling customs and harbor requirements.
To give clearance or authorization to: cleared the plane to land.
To free (the throat) of phlegm by making a rasping sound.

v. intr.

To become clear: The sky cleared.
To go away; disappear: The fog cleared.
1. To exchange checks and bills or settle accounts through a clearing-house.
2. To pass through the banking system and be debited and credited to the relevant accounts: The check cleared.
To comply with customs and harbor requirements in discharging a cargo or in leaving or entering a port.

n. A clear or open space.
Phrasal Verb(s):
clear out Informal To leave a place, usually quickly.

Idiom(s):
clear the air To dispel differences or emotional tensions.

Idiom(s):
in the clear

Free from burdens or dangers.
Not subject to suspicion or accusations of guilt: The evidence showed that the suspect was in the clear.

[Middle English cler, from Old French, from Latin clārus, clear, bright; see kelə-² in Indo-European roots.]
clear'a·ble adj., clear'er n., clear'ly adv., clear'ness n.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean not opaque or clouded: clear, sediment-free claret; limpid blue eyes; lucid air; a pellucid brook; transparent crystal. See Also Synonyms at apparent.

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clear

c.1280, from O.Fr. cler, from L. clarus "clear, bright, distinct," related to clamare "call out" (see claim), hence with an original sense of "clear-sounding." An O.E. word for this was sweotol. Of the weather, 1382; of meanings or explanations, c.1300. Sense of "free from encumbrance," apparently nautical, developed c.1500. The verb meaning "to leap clear over" is first attested 1791. Clearance is from 1563; meaning "permission to land or take off an aircraft" is from 1944, Amer.Eng. Clearing "land cleared of wood" is from 1683. Clearing house is 1832, the original one established 1775 in London by the bankers for the adjustment of their mutual claims for checks and bills, later extended to similar institutions.

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clear
adjective
1.	readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" [ant: unclear]
2.	free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us"
3.	affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside"
4.	allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" [ant: opaque]
5.	free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"
6.	characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
7.	(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: clean]
8.	(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property"
9.	clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern"
10.	accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values" [syn: well-defined] [ant: ill-defined]
11.	free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day" [ant: cloudy]
12.	free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" [syn: clean]
13.	free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
14.	clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit"
15.	easily deciphered
16.	freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: absolved]
17.	characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author"
adverb
1.	completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
2.	in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" [syn: clearly]
noun
1.	the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear"
2.	a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: open]
verb
1.	rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk" [syn: unclutter] [ant: clutter]
2.	make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest"
3.	become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: clear up] [ant: cloud]
4.	grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: authorize]
5.	remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
6.	go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" [syn: pass]
7.	be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days" [ant: bounce]
8.	go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
9.	pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
10.	make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
11.	free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"
12.	clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"
13.	yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: net]
14.	make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: net]
15.	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" [syn: gain]
16.	sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
17.	pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"
18.	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit] [ant: convict]
19.	settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
20.	make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
21.	rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer"
22.	remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
23.	remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"
24.	free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

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clear

In addition to the idioms beginning with clear, also see coast is clear; free and clear; have a clear conscience; in the clear; loud and clear; out of a clear blue sky; see one's way (clear); steer clear of.

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Main Entry: ¹clear
Pronunciation: 'kli(&)r
Function: adjective
1 a of the skin or complexion : good in texture and color andwithout blemish or discoloration b of an animal coat : of uniform shade without spotting
2 : free from abnormal sounds on auscultation

Main Entry: ²clear
Function: transitive verb
1 : to render (a specimen for microscopic examination) transparent by the use of an agent (as an essentialoil) that modifies the index of refraction
2 : to rid (the throat) of phlegm or of something that makes the voice indistinct or husky

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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clear

To pay for securities delivered into an account and accept funds for securities delivered out of an account.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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clear

Of or relating to a trade in which the seller delivers securities and the buyer delivers funds in the prescribed manner and on time. Compare fail. See also good delivery.

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Main Entry: clear
Function: adjective
1 : unencumbered by outstanding claims or interests clear>
2 : free from doubt or ambiguity

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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CLEAR language
A specification language based on initial algebras.
["An Informal Introduction to Specification Using CLEAR", R.M. Burstall in The Correctness Problem in Computer Science, R.S. Boyer et al eds, Academic Press 1981, pp. 185-213].
(1994-11-03)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Clear Lake, WI (village, FIPS 09515250)
Location: (45.250315, -92.271909)
Population (2000): 1,051 (478 housing units)
Area: 2.646665 sq mi (land), 0.021143 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 54005

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Location: (45.445204, -93.998824)
Population (2000): 266 (103 housing units)
Area: 0.793043 sq mi (land), 0.012623 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 55319

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Population (2000): 1,630 (821 housing units)
Area: 33.655283 sq mi (land), 3.442928 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 55319

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Location: (42.260114, -93.773040)
Population (2000): 800 (325 housing units)
Area: 35.923709 sq mi (land), 0.012143 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 50428

Clear Lake, IA (township, FIPS 03390721)
Location: (43.118033, -93.430230)
Population (2000): 1,605 (1,231 housing units)
Area: 26.778424 sq mi (land), 3.409704 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 50428

Clear Lake, IA (city, FIPS 03390720)
Location: (43.136479, -93.379927)
Population (2000): 8,161 (4,156 housing units)
Area: 10.431266 sq mi (land), 2.595553 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 50428

Clear Lake, WI (town, FIPS 09515275)
Location: (45.260148, -92.225836)
Population (2000): 800 (290 housing units)
Area: 34.524108 sq mi (land), 0.083566 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 54005

Clear Lake, WI (village, FIPS 15250)
Location: (45.250315, -92.271909)
Population (2000): 1,051 (478 housing units)
Area: 2.646665 sq mi (land), 0.021143 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 54005

Clear Lake, MN (city, FIPS 11764)
Location: (45.445204, -93.998824)
Population (2000): 266 (103 housing units)
Area: 0.793043 sq mi (land), 0.012623 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 55319

Clear Lake, IA (city, FIPS 14025)
Location: (43.136479, -93.379927)
Population (2000): 8,161 (4,156 housing units)
Area: 10.431266 sq mi (land), 2.595553 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 50428

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Location: (44.755248, -96.684950)
Population (2000): 1,335 (607 housing units)
Area: 3.024301 sq mi (land), 0.180388 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, SD (township, FIPS 09912660)
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Population (2000): 179 (65 housing units)
Area: 35.474971 sq mi (land), 0.635952 sq mi (water)

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Location: (48.462650, -122.213316)
Population (2000): 1,812 (722 housing units)
Area: 23.687928 sq mi (land), 1.274294 sq mi (water)

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Location: (44.644265, -91.342222)
Population (2000): 712 (278 housing units)
Area: 35.942897 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, MN (UT, FIPS 01711750)
Location: (46.474245, -92.481926)
Population (2000): 118 (132 housing units)
Area: 36.449190 sq mi (land), 0.160841 sq mi (water)

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Location: (37.849094, -98.958674)
Population (2000): 36 (14 housing units)
Area: 36.087704 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

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Location: (39.518323, -96.393327)
Population (2000): 113 (65 housing units)
Area: 36.094048 sq mi (land), 0.011697 sq mi (water)

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Location: (38.821830, -92.986789)
Population (2000): 439 (184 housing units)
Area: 50.323338 sq mi (land), 0.115534 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, MO (township, FIPS 21714644)
Location: (37.877078, -94.131518)
Population (2000): 610 (273 housing units)
Area: 36.278283 sq mi (land), 0.131385 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, SD (township, FIPS 03912580)
Location: (44.770885, -96.668032)
Population (2000): 215 (89 housing units)
Area: 37.375877 sq mi (land), 1.311088 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, OH (township, FIPS 16515700)
Location: (39.548634, -84.215190)
Population (2000): 20,974 (7,474 housing units)
Area: 45.545924 sq mi (land), 0.011363 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, OH (township, FIPS 00515672)
Location: (40.947512, -82.362889)
Population (2000): 2,069 (726 housing units)
Area: 25.250293 sq mi (land), 0.106526 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, ND (township, FIPS 04314420)
Location: (47.111428, -99.936509)
Population (2000): 56 (28 housing units)
Area: 34.555318 sq mi (land), 1.033697 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, ND (township, FIPS 01514380)
Location: (46.944963, -100.128457)
Population (2000): 30 (13 housing units)
Area: 35.856001 sq mi (land), 0.194561 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, SD (township, FIPS 04512620)
Location: (45.284982, -98.757732)
Population (2000): 52 (30 housing units)
Area: 34.656543 sq mi (land), 1.493424 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, NC (township, FIPS 08990680)
Location: (35.383689, -82.413445)
Population (2000): 4,616 (2,205 housing units)
Area: 16.702431 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, NE (township, FIPS 15509410)
Location: (41.086494, -96.397606)
Population (2000): 796 (386 housing units)
Area: 39.798721 sq mi (land), 0.801948 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, KS (township, FIPS 13113775)
Location: (39.957533, -96.182140)
Population (2000): 123 (45 housing units)
Area: 35.785864 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

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Population (2000): 54 (20 housing units)
Area: 35.965943 sq mi (land), 0.006471 sq mi (water)

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Population (2000): 884 (382 housing units)
Area: 36.545821 sq mi (land), 0.180997 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, AR (township, FIPS 04390834)
Location: (33.754806, -91.903510)
Population (2000): 541 (242 housing units)
Area: 58.705186 sq mi (land), 0.043903 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, CO (County, FIPS 019)
Location: (39.717408, -105.610273)
Population (2000): 9,322 (5,128 housing units)
Area: 395.448228 sq mi (land), 1.007683 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, WA (CDP, FIPS 12840)
Location: (48.460758, -122.234427)
Population (2000): 942 (392 housing units)
Area: 1.913515 sq mi (land), 0.323991 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, SD (city, FIPS 12540)
Location: (44.755248, -96.684950)
Population (2000): 1,335 (607 housing units)
Area: 3.024301 sq mi (land), 0.180388 sq mi (water)

Clear Spring, MD (town, FIPS 17600)
Location: (39.656011, -77.930828)
Population (2000): 455 (210 housing units)
Area: 0.107968 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, IN (town, FIPS 13438)
Location: (41.734513, -84.844953)
Population (2000): 244 (506 housing units)
Area: 1.045269 sq mi (land), 1.312735 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, IL (village, FIPS 14845)
Location: (39.814177, -89.566965)
Population (2000): 267 (111 housing units)
Area: 0.092973 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, AR (township, FIPS 05990837)
Location: (34.210973, -92.714698)
Population (2000): 378 (155 housing units)
Area: 31.449790 sq mi (land), 0.007393 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, AR (township, FIPS 13390840)
Location: (33.941204, -94.311981)
Population (2000): 3,059 (1,264 housing units)
Area: 99.940476 sq mi (land), 0.627204 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, IL (township, FIPS 16714858)
Location: (39.841001, -89.545440)
Population (2000): 8,155 (3,213 housing units)
Area: 33.898567 sq mi (land), 0.738289 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, IN (township, FIPS 06913384)
Location: (40.964437, -85.515951)
Population (2000): 1,742 (591 housing units)
Area: 35.841099 sq mi (land), 0.018685 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, KS (township, FIPS 11513750)
Location: (38.467078, -96.959619)
Population (2000): 592 (251 housing units)
Area: 75.616296 sq mi (land), 0.044168 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, KS (township, FIPS 05313725)
Location: (38.736144, -98.104499)
Population (2000): 91 (43 housing units)
Area: 36.306896 sq mi (land), 0.063246 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, IN (township, FIPS 10513420)
Location: (39.034885, -86.519972)
Population (2000): 4,164 (2,376 housing units)
Area: 30.794686 sq mi (land), 7.075222 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake, IN (township, FIPS 15113447)
Location: (41.738632, -84.832365)
Population (2000): 687 (755 housing units)
Area: 9.604735 sq mi (land), 1.520813 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, IA (township, FIPS 09990711)
Location: (41.820738, -93.292137)
Population (2000): 356 (159 housing units)
Area: 35.679152 sq mi (land), 0.046288 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, IA (township, FIPS 10790717)
Location: (41.297224, -92.010489)
Population (2000): 250 (96 housing units)
Area: 36.355619 sq mi (land), 0.164515 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek, IA (township, FIPS 10390714)
Location: (41.704728, -91.644300)
Population (2000): 4,049 (1,600 housing units)
Area: 23.720499 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Clear Lake Shores, TX (city, FIPS 15328)
Location: (29.546493, -95.032605)
Population (2000): 1,205 (661 housing units)
Area: 0.466708 sq mi (land), 0.184215 sq mi (water)

Clear Creek-Island, NE (precinct, FIPS 14390517)
Location: (41.330006, -97.452507)
Population (2000): 640 (519 housing units)
Area: 61.404126 sq mi (land), 0.124230 sq mi (water)

Point Clear, AL (CDP, FIPS 61488)
Location: (30.496807, -87.909858)
Population (2000): 1,876 (997 housing units)
Area: 5.665981 sq mi (land), 0.009340 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 36564

District 4, Clear, MD (Spring, FIPS 04390360)
Location: (39.660708, -77.920729)
Population (2000): 2,915 (1,135 housing units)
Area: 27.263743 sq mi (land), 0.293151 sq mi (water)

Township 6, Clear, NC (Creek, FIPS 11993516)
Location: (35.189903, -80.638492)
Population (2000): 20,861 (7,825 housing units)
Area: 38.784581 sq mi (land), 0.046320 sq mi (water)

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Clear

Clear\ (kl[=e]r), a. [Compar. Clearer (-[~e]r); superl. Clearest.] [OE. cler, cleer, OF. cler, F. clair, fr.L. clarus, clear, broght, loud, distinct, renownwd; perh. akin to L. clamare to call, E. claim. Cf. Chanticleer, Clairvoyant, Claret, Clarufy.]

1. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear. --Denham.

Fair as the moon, clear as the sun. --Canticles vi. 10.

2. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.

One truth is clear; whatever is, is right. --Pope.

3. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.

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.

4. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.

With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts. --Shak.

5. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.

Hark! the numbers soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear. --Pope.

6. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.

7. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.

8. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.

Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honor clear. --Pope.

9. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.

I often wished that I had clear, For life, six hundred pounds a-year. --Swift .

10. Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.

My companion . . . left the way clear for him. --Addison.

11. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.

The cruel corporal whispered in my ear, Five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear. --Gay.

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.

Clear

Clear\ (kl[=e]r), n. (Carp.) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear.

Clear

Clear\, adv. 1. In a clear manner; plainly.

Now clear I understand What oft . . . thoughts have searched in vain. --Milton.

2. Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.

Clear

Clear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cleared; p. pr. & vb. n. Clearing.]

1. To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds.

He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north. --Dryden.

2. To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse.

3. To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous.

Many knotty points there are Which all discuss, but few can clear. --Prior.

4. To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious.

Our common prints would clear up their understandings. --Addison

5. To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out.

Clear your mind of cant. --Dr. Johnson.

A statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter. --Addison.

6. To free from the imputation of guilt; to justify, vindicate, or acquit; -- often used with from before the thing imputed.

I . . . am sure he will clear me from partiality. --Dryden.

How! wouldst thou clear rebellion? --Addison.

7. To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.

8. To gain without deduction; to net.

The profit which she cleared on the cargo. --Macaulay.

To clear a ship at the customhouse, to exhibit the documents required by law, give bonds, or perform other acts requisite, and procure a permission to sail, and such papers as the law requires.

To clear a ship for action, or To clear for action (Naut.), to remove incumbrances from the decks, and prepare for an engagement.

To clear the land (Naut.), to gain such a distance from shore as to have sea room, and be out of danger from the land.

To clear hawse (Naut.), to disentangle the cables when twisted.

To clear up, to explain; to dispel, as doubts, cares or fears.

Clear

Clear\ (kl[=e]r), v. i. 1. To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; -- often followed by up, off, or away.

So foul a sky clears not without a storm. --Shak.

Advise him to stay till the weather clears up. --Swift.

2. To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free. [Obs.]

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.

3. (Banking) To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.

4. To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.

To clear out, to go or run away; to depart. [Colloq.]