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adjective
1.
formed with or having clearly defined outlines: a face with clear-cut features.
2.
unambiguously clear; completely evident; definite: His sale of secrets was a clear-cut example of treachery.
3.
of or pertaining to a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting.
noun
4.
a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting.
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verb (used with object)
5.
to fell all the trees in (a section of forest) for harvesting.
Also, clear cut, clear·cut (for defs. 3–5).
Origin:
1850–55
1850–55
Related forms
clear-cut·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. chiseled, crisp, precise, positive, definite.
1. chiseled, crisp, precise, positive, definite.
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| clear-cut | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | definite; not vague: a clear-cut proposal |
| 2. | clearly outlined |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) another term for clear-fell |
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