Clearing — synonyms, clearing antonyms, definition

1. clearing (Noun)

clarification glade

clearing (Noun) — A tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area.

clearing (Noun) — The act of freeing from suspicion.

clearing (Noun) — The act of removing solid particles from a liquid.

clearing (Noun) — The process during which remaining university places are allocated to the remaining students.

freeing improvement liberation parcel parcel of land piece of ground piece of land release tract exoneration purgation purge purging vindication whitewash

2. clearing (Verb)

acquitting assoiling authorising authorizing brightening bringing in clearing up crystalising crystalizing crystallising crystallizing discharging earning elucidating enlightening exculpating exonerating gaining illuminating lighting up • • • bouncing

clearing (Verb) — Rid of obstructions. ex. "Clear your desk"

clearing (Verb) — Make a way or path by removing objects. ex. "Clear a path through the dense forest"

clearing (Verb) — Become free from clouds or less cloudy; become brighter. ex. "The sky cleared after the storm"

clearing (Verb) — Grant authorization or clearance for. ex. "Clear the manuscript for publication"

clearing (Verb) — Remove so as to leave tidy or unobstructed. ex. "clear the leaves from the lawn" ex. "Clear snow from the road"

clearing (Verb) — Go unchallenged; be approved. ex. "The bill cleared the House"

clearing (Verb) — Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts. ex. "The payment should clear within 2 business days"

clearing (Verb) — Go away or disappear. ex. "The fog cleared in the afternoon"

clearing (Verb) — Pass by, over, or under without making contact. ex. "the balloon cleared the trees"

clearing (Verb) — Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear. ex. "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

clearing (Verb) — Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment. ex. "Clear the ship and let it dock"

clearing (Verb) — Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.. ex. "clear the water before it can be drunk"

clearing (Verb) — Yield as a net profit. ex. "This sale cleared me $1 million"

clearing (Verb) — Make as a net profit. ex. "The company cleared $1 million"

clearing (Verb) — Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages. ex. "He clears $5,000 each month"

clearing (Verb) — Sell. ex. "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"

clearing (Verb) — Pass an inspection or receive authorization. ex. "clear customs"

clearing (Verb) — Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. ex. "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

clearing (Verb) — Settle, as of a debt. ex. "clear a debt"

clearing (Verb) — Make clear, bright, light, or translucent. ex. "The water had to be cleared through filtering"

clearing (Verb) — (computing) rid of instructions or data. ex. "clear a memory buffer"

clearing (Verb) — Remove (people) from a building. ex. "clear the patrons from the theatre after the bomb threat"

clearing (Verb) — Remove the occupants of. ex. "Clear the building"

clearing (Verb) — Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound. ex. "Clear the throat"

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