CLEARING
/ˈklɪəɹɪŋ/
11
Scrabble
15
WWF
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Definition
/ˈklɪəɹɪŋ/
verb
- To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.“If you clear the table, I'll wash up.”
- To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.“Please clear all this stuff off the table.”
- To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.“After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening.”
- To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.“We need to clear this issue once and for all.”
- To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.“The court cleared the man of murder.”
noun
- The act or process of making or becoming clear.
- An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
- An open space in the fog etc.
- A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
- A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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