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4 ADJ If your mind or your way of thinking is clear , you are able to think sensibly and reasonably, and you are not affected by confusion or by a drug such as alcohol. □  She needed a clear head to carry out her instructions. ●  clear|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  The only time I can think clearly is when I'm alone.

5 VERB To clear your mind or your head means to free it from confused thoughts or from the effects of a drug such as alcohol. □ [V n] He walked up Fifth Avenue to clear his head. □ [V n + of ] Our therapists will show you how to clear your mind of worries.

6 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A clear substance is one which you can see through and which has no colour, like clean water. □  …a clear glass panel. □  The water is clear and plenty of fish are visible.

7 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If a surface, place, or view is clear , it is free of unwanted objects or obstacles. □  The runway is clear–go ahead and land. □ [+ of ] Caroline prefers her worktops to be clear of clutter. □  The windows will allow a clear view of the beach.

8 VERB When you clear an area or place or clear something from it, you remove things from it that you do not want to be there. □ [V n] To clear the land and harvest the bananas they decided they needed a male workforce. □ [V n + of ] Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke. □ [V n + from ] Firefighters were still clearing rubble from apartments damaged at the scene of the attack. [Also V n with adv] [Also V n + off ]

9 VERB If something or someone clears the way or the path for something to happen, they make it possible. □ [V n + for ] The Prime Minister resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government.

10 ADJ If it is a clear day or if the sky is clear , there is no mist, rain, or cloud. □  On a clear day you can see the French coast. □  The winter sky was clear.

11 VERB When fog or mist clears , it gradually disappears. □ [V ] The early morning mist had cleared.

12 ADJ Clear eyes look healthy, attractive, and shining. □  …clear blue eyes. □  Her eyes were clear and steady.

13 ADJ If your skin is clear , it is healthy and free from spots.

14 ADJ If you say that your conscience is clear , you mean you do not think you have done anything wrong. □  Mr Garcia said his conscience was clear over the jail incidents.

15 ADJ If something or someone is clear of something else, it is not touching it or is a safe distance away from it. □ [+ of ] As soon as he was clear of the terminal building he looked round.

16 VERB If an animal or person clears an object or clears a certain height, they jump over the object, or over something that height, without touching it. □ [V n] He was the first vaulter to clear 6.00 metres.

17 VERB When a bank clears a cheque or when a cheque clears , the bank agrees to pay the sum of money mentioned on it. □ [V n] Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque. □ [V ] Allow time for the cheque to clear.

18 VERB [usu passive] If a course of action is cleared , people in authority give permission for it to happen. □ [be V -ed] Linda Gradstein has this report from Jerusalem, which was cleared by an Israeli censor. □ [be V -ed + for ] Within an hour, the helicopter was cleared for take-off. [Also be V -ed to-inf]