Clear: Definition and part of speech

Clear

  1. adv. Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
  2. superl. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
  3. superl. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.
  4. superl. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
  5. superl. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
  6. superl. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.
  7. superl. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
  8. superl. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
  9. superl. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.
  10. superl. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
  11. 1adv. 1 Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
  12. 1superl. 1 Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

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