[kleer-kuht for 1, 2; kleer-kuht for 3–5] 
adjective, noun, verb, -cut, -cut⋅ting.| 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. |
| 4. | a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting. |
| 5. | to fell all the trees in (a section of forest) for harvesting. |
| clear-cut (klîr'kŭt') adj.
v. tr. To remove all of the trees in (a tract of timber) at one time. v. intr. To log an area by removing all of the trees at one time. n. A tract of timberland that has been clear-cut. |