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Words with a similar base: clearing

'clearing'

[clearing.n.01] as in: a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

'clearing'

[clearing.n.02] as in: the act of freeing from suspicion

'clearing'

[clearing.n.03] as in: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

'clearing'

[unclutter.v.01] as in: rid of obstructions

Examples:
Clear your desk

'clearing'

[clear.v.02] as in: make a way or path by removing objects

Examples:
Clear a path through the dense forest

'clearing'

[clear_up.v.04] as in: become clear

Examples:
The sky cleared after the storm

'clearing'

[authorize.v.01] as in: grant authorization or clearance for

Examples:
Clear the manuscript for publication
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography

'clearing'

[clear.v.05] as in: remove

Examples:
clear the leaves from the lawn
Clear snow from the road

'clearing'

[pass.v.09] as in: go unchallenged; be approved

Examples:
The bill cleared the House

'clearing'

[clear.v.07] as in: be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts

Examples:
The check will clear within 2 business days

'clearing'

[clear.v.08] as in: go away or disappear

Examples:
The fog cleared in the afternoon

'clearing'

[clear.v.09] as in: pass by, over, or under without making contact

Examples:
the balloon cleared the tree tops

'clearing'

[clear.v.10] as in: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

Examples:
Could you clarify these remarks?
Clear up the question of who is at fault

'clearing'

[clear.v.11] as in: free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment

Examples:
Clear the ship and let it dock

'clearing'

[clear.v.12] as in: clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.

Examples:
clear the water before it can be drunk

'clearing'

[net.v.02] as in: yield as a net profit

Examples:
This sale netted me $1 million

'clearing'

[net.v.01] as in: make as a net profit

Examples:
The company cleared $1 million

'clearing'

[gain.v.08] as in: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Examples:
How much do you make a month in your new job?
She earns a lot in her new job
this merger brought in lots of money
He clears $5,000 each month

'clearing'

[clear.v.16] as in: sell

Examples:
We cleared a lot of the old model cars

'clearing'

[clear.v.17] as in: pass an inspection or receive authorization

Examples:
clear customs

'clearing'

[acquit.v.01] as in: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Examples:
The suspect was cleared of the murder charges

'clearing'

[clear.v.19] as in: settle, as of a debt

Examples:
clear a debt
solve an old debt

'clearing'

[clear.v.20] as in: make clear, bright, light, or translucent

Examples:
The water had to be cleared through filtering

'clearing'

[clear.v.21] as in: rid of instructions or data

Examples:
clear a memory buffer

'clearing'

[clear.v.22] as in: remove (people) from a building

Examples:
clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat

'clearing'

[clear.v.23] as in: remove the occupants of

Examples:
Clear the building

'clearing'

[clear.v.24] as in: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound

Examples:
Clear the throat