The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clear \Clear\ (kl[=e]r), v. i.
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To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; -- of the weather; -- 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. To become free from turbidity; -- of solutions or suspensions of liquids; as, the salt has not completely dissolved until the suspension clears up; when refrigerated, the juice may become cloudy, but when warmed to room temperature, it clears up again.
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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.
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To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.
To clear out, to go or run away; to depart. [Colloq.]
Usage examples of "to clear out".
It turned out the factory was making a new kind of super-poisonous spray that they planned to use on the Amazon rain forest, to clear out thousands of acres.
If we took it, we could come back with all the firepower we need to clear out the Krath.
All of the tables were full, and there was a line of about four people waiting for one to clear out.
What if he was waiting for everyone to clear out so that he could approach me with some sort of offer?
I was glad that I had not managed to clear out the day before, Monday the fourth - I would have missed all three.
If that wasn't a hint for Anielewicz to clear out, he'd never heard one.
It may be that the only way our Terreillean Brothers and Sisters will be able to secure the land granted to them is if the Kaeleer Queens they're serving are willing to send in their own warriors to clear out these infestations.
Tombstone Magruder took down the picture of Stramaglia and his son and put it into the box he'd been using to clear out the dead man's belongings.
He shook his head to clear out the last of the numbness, and he laughed at himself, partly in shame for the good thoughts, and partly in wonder at his sudden feeling of kinship with the tree.
Tropp had patched him up in record time, and then told him to clear out of sickbay to make room for people who needed the bed more urgently.
Alternatively, you can use it alone to help you to clear out not only physical clutter but also emotional and spiritual stagnation in those areas of your life and relationships that would benefit from the winds of change.
They came on about once a month and after he had been boiling up for twenty-four hours, he used to clear out for a couple of days and nights.