The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clear \Clear\ (kl[=e]r), a. [Compar. Clearer (-[~e]r); superl. Clearest.] [OE. cler, cleer, OF. cler, F. clair, fr.L. clarus, clear, bright, loud, distinct, renowned; perh. akin to L. clamare to call, E. claim. Cf. Chanticleer, Clairvoyant, Claret, Clarify.]
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Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear.
--Denham.Fair as the moon, clear as the sun.
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Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.
One truth is clear; whatever is, is right.
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Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
Mother of science! now I feel thy power Within me clear, not only to discern Things in their causes, but to trace the ways Of highest agents.
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Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts.
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Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.
Hark! the numbers soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear.
--Pope. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
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Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.
Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honor clear.
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Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
I often wished that I had clear, For life, six hundred pounds a-year.
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Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
My companion . . . left the way clear for him.
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Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.
The cruel corporal whispered in my ear, Five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear.
--Gay.Clear breach. See under Breach, n., 4.
Clear days (Law.), days reckoned from one day to another, excluding both the first and last day; as, from Sunday to Sunday there are six clear days.
Clear stuff, boards, planks, etc., free from knots.
Syn: Manifest; pure; unmixed; pellucid; transparent; luminous; obvious; visible; plain; evident; apparent; distinct; perspicuous. See Manifest.
Usage examples of "clear breach".
Admittedly, it was an amusing document but it added nothing to our understanding of the operation and was a clear breach of the act.
Surprised, Li Yuan almost asked him what the matter was, but that would have been a mistake - a clear breach of etiquette.
A closeup didnt reveal much more about it, but it did reveal at least one clear breach of the hull or exterior or whatever it was.
Pete heard shotgun announcement noise: three loud and clear breach-to-barrel pumps.