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verb

Clear v. i.

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." "Advise him to stay till the weather clears up."

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.

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."

(Banking) To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.

To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.

To clear out, to go or run away; to depart. (Colloq.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Clear out" Quotes from Famous Books

... said many voices, and the men were in such haste to clear out that the prince could hardly stop them. He decided that he would rather wash himself with water ...

— War and Peace • Leo Tolstoy

... "we're just out of it. Very sorry. But I have something just as good. No? Well, then, come around tomorrow; yes, sir; between ten and eleven. Now, then, Tom, it's your turn. You want what? No, sir, I won't sell no cigarettes to no boy, so you can clear out. You ought to be ashamed o' yourself, smoking cigarettes at your age. No use arguin', I won't do it. You can get right out o' here." The big wooden-looking head winked an eye at Freddie. "That's the way I treat 'em. Did you see how ...

— The Old Tobacco Shop - A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure • William Bowen

... the matter," cried Peace impatiently, after a few moments' struggle. "Bossy never acts so with Gail. She has kicked me twice already, and here we are clear out of her stall. Allee, you hold her tail, she has slapped me in the face with it till I'm tired. Whoa, Boss, stand still! Maybe ...

— At the Little Brown House • Ruth Alberta Brown

... Magdalens. Ches and Joe got capsized the night of the storm, but they hung on to their boat somehow, and at daybreak they were picked up by the Nora Lee, bound for Quebec. But she was damaged by the storm and blown clear out of her course. Had to put into the Magdalens for repairs, and has been there ever since. The cable to the islands was out of order, and no vessels call there this time of year for mails. If it hadn't been an extra open season ...

— Further Chronicles of Avonlea • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... suddenly to the little girl, who was growing almost frightened by his frowning silence, "you should always, always remember that when a man has made a fool of himself, the best thing he can do is to clear out, and not return to his ...

— A Comedy of Masks - A Novel • Ernest Dowson and Arthur Moore

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