FREE FROM STH BAD %'jA#Ai£i£ 12 ~ of sth free from

sth that is unpleasant £g|]Rl£ ( ) $J: They

were still not clear of all suspicion.

0 We are finally clear of debt. ft] ^ 7 fi if 7

im_a

► NOT TOUCHING/NEAR Aj&M; 7M 13 [not before noun]

~ (of sb/sth) not touching sth; a distance away from sth A JIM; S/ii': The plane climbed until it was clear of the clouds. Tf-JlMlF Hi 7 AJi <, 0 Make sure you park

your car clear of the entrance. A P

► PERIOD OF TIME fxH'tliij 14 [only before noun] whole or

complete 7 rP (ft; Allow three clear

days for the letter to arrive. ffllSISEHAT*

► SUM OF MONEY m 15 [only before noun] remaining when taxes, costs, etc. have been taken away (

) if M, PCITI net : They had made

a clear profit of £2 000. Ml Bit# 2 000

► PHONETICS i& f, 7 16 (of a speech sound produced with the central part of the tongue close to the top of the mouth. In many accents of English, clear /!/ is used before a vowel, as in leave, if Bf (ft FTP

DARK

fT»T7i1 be dear sailing (US) = be plain sailing at plain adj. (as) clear as 'day easy to see or understand H

%M; Wi^JAl; (as) clear as'mud

[informal, humorous) not clear at all; not easy to understand —,&7if )(tfi: Oh well, that’s all as clear as

mud, then. Wa~z5fc&Mj£7-A#mJtfc7o in

the 'clear (informal) no longer in danger or thought to be guilty of sth A#MiAAA¥: It seems

that the original suspect is in the clear.

— more at coast n., field n., head n.,

loud adv.

m verb

► REMOVE STH/SB K M A 1 [VN] ~ A (of B) |

~ B (from/off A) to remove sth that is not wanted or needed from a place if Wl

M ) ; if Ji: I cleared my desk of papers.

O Clear all those papers off the desk.

o I had cleared my desk before I left, 37&7#&£o 0 It’s your turn

to clear the table [= to take away the dirty plates, etc. after a meal). i£^fi]#i&jR|f;^7₀ 0 She cleared a space on the sofa for him to sit down. iAi&AfiHtk^To O The streets had been cleared of snow. jiif±(tfjfR1f E^if o o The remains of the snow had been cleared from the streets, jlrif ±l$5£l! Ejtif 0 It was several hours before the road was cleared after the accident. Ai&MA/lAN'Jf M^iIi$7$®fLifio — see also clear away 2 [VN] to make people leave a place : After the bomb warning, police cleared

the streets. *^M7^±ltt

frAo

► NOT BE BLOCKED A 7 IS 5# 3 [V] to move freely again; to

no longer be blocked AH^IS: The traffic

took a long time to clear after the accident.

O The boy’s lungs cleared and he began to breathe more easily.

/fr,

► OF SKY/WEATHER k V : A A 4 [V] when the sky or the weather clears, it becomes brighter and free of cloud or rain $ijfjj||§; Bf; 1fr Bf: The sky cleared after the storm. IIM, M M J!7 A $1 Bf 7 „ o The rain is clearing slowly. ffii£r$H¥A3>lA

► OF LIQUID A A 5 [V] when a liquid dears, it becomes transparent and you can see through it ^ *£ Bfi; $ if #: The muddy water slowly cleared. i¥i&#J7K1S1't$

► OF SMOKE, ETC. -J0 A 6 [V] ~ (away) when smoke, fog,

etc. dears, it disappears so that it is easier to see things JM?) iffA ft A, if A: The mist will

clear by mid-morning. AA+BtSAif it

► YOUR HEAD/MIND A0; A i’fr 7 if your head or mind

dears, or you dear it, you become free of thoughts that worry or confuse you or the effects of alcohol, a blow, etc. and you are able to think clearly ( ) 3£if

H, $ if Bf: [V] As her mind cleared, she remembered

what had happened. AJ®if®:£/5, Tffi‘k

AfTJo 0 [VN] I went for a walk to clear my head. ftAifc

“£jua mfsiifUAJiio

► OF FACE/EXPRESSION J&.fe : A ff 8 [V] if your face or expression dears, you stop looking angry or worried ^

A#; MM®

► PROVE SB INNOCENT uE BJ A IF- 9 [VN] ~ sb (of sth) to

prove that sb is innocent i( bJcAA ) : She was cleared of all charges against her. Xt iff (ft ffl fiia B

ffli ₀ o Throughout his years in prison, he fought to

clear his name. f£SAMff¹]l!I3U, IMAM § B£#^ if&o

► GIVE OFFICIAL PERMISSION lit it 10 [VN] ~ sth (with sb/sth) to give or get official approval for sth to be done

; ifi i7; # PJ i7 RT : His appointment had been

cleared by the board, it W \1 ^ B A H ^ 'k #tt M „ 0 I’ll have to clear it with the manager. MA ?£ to Ic K1# ££ 11 [VN] to give official permission for a person, a ship, a plane or goods to leave or enter a

place mm ( A, UR. Ifll, ) fti* (

^ ) ; $IiIM ( ) : The plane had been cleared for

take-off. 0 ^t0 dear goods through

customs tp-12 [VN] to decide officially, after finding out information about sb, that they can be given special work or allowed to see secret papers ( ££ ) IE5»Jt ( £A )

# ) : She hasn’t been cleared by security.

► MONEY A'R 13 if a cheque that you pay into your bank account clears, or a bank dears it, the money is available for you to use J&fR ( AH ) : [V] Cheques usually take three working days to clear. AFR

I# B c [also VN] 14 [VN] to gain or earn a sum of money as profit : She cleared £1 000 on the

deal. 1000 |£^_o 15 [VN] if you

dear a debt or a loan, you pay all the money back if

m (mmnk)

► GET OVER/PAST IH 16 [VN] to jump over or get

past sth without touching it ( ) KM,

IS M: The horse cleared the fence easily.

KM 7 i^o 0 The car only just cleared (= avoided hitting) the gatepost.

► IN SPORT {# ff isR/j 17 [V, VN] (in football (soccer) and

some other sports if you dear

a ball, or a ball dears, it is kicked or hit away from the area near your own goal # ( ) S^BA^nK.;

(#)

tim dear the air to improve a difficult or tense situation by talking about worries, doubts, etc. ( M M {$

dear the

decks [informal) to prepare for an activity, event, etc. by removing anything that is not essential to it if [^

clear your ’throat to cough so that you can speak clearly if $ ; if ^ .7 clear the way (for sth/for sth to happen) to remove things that are stopping the progress or movement of sth ( %] ••• ) if [^^5|, if 110: The ruling could clear the way for extradition proceedings.

iti&o —more at cobweb .clear a way | .clear

sth~a way to remove sth because it is not wanted or needed, or in order to leave a clear space flU in (' UA H rfj $ IB] ) : He cleared away and made coffee, ife \!X fs7 o o It’s time your toys were cleared away. .clear 'off

[informal) to go or run away ^ ff ; ill ^; jl : He

cleared off when he heard the police siren. M/rfiJ ill ill A AAo 0 You’ve no right to be here. Clear off! ifofc jX.&MJi, ! clear 'out (of ... ) [informal) to leave a place quickly ifi il M ff: He cleared out with all the money and left her with the kids. #,JE3^7 Miio .clear out | .clear sth^-'out to make sth empty and clean by removing things or throwing things away if $; if 3; to clear out a drawer/room ffi

O We cleared out all our old clothes. $cCJ ^5^70rWWIBAMo 0 1 found the letters when I was clearing out after my father died.

— related noun clear-out dear ‘up 1 (of the weather fiH) to become fine or bright $|Bf; $tBf; i^BfgJ]: I hope it clears up this afternoon. # M A A T “7 A H tfc Bf» 2 (of an illness,