Clear v. i.
 1. 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.   --Shak.
    Advise him to stay till the weather clears up.   --Swift.
 3. 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.   --Bacon.
 3. Banking To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.
 4. 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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