to clear
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4.9
- verb
- /klɪr/
- Specialized
:
borrar
- The pro tip on how to clear out your storage on your computer?
- clear the bits
Examples
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Next time you do this, clear your browser history.
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Now let's clear this terminal and do something else.
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Look, you should really clear your browser history.
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Can you clear my schedule?
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We also cleared your Facebook page.
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That's why you wanna clear your browser history.
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Just do that, clear your cache, sign up again and see if you get the emails that way.
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Please clear the stairs.
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With a sweep of his arm, he cleared space among some files and brought over two folding chairs.
Fiction book (1999) -
You should clear your data from the device to ensure your information is not stored.
Synonyms
308
3.6
To erase all data on a computer or phone so it cannot be recovered
287
2.0
To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen
260
1.0
To empty something completely
189
4.2
Destroy something so nothing is left
179
1.0
To remove everything from a container or place
156
2.2
Remove all traces of something from memory or history
107
2.9
To set something back to its original state
91
3.1
Remove all things from a place so it becomes empty
91
3.2
Empty a place or container by removing everything inside
71
7.5
To destroy something completely so nothing remains
16
3.8
To get rid of something completely so it no longer exists
7
7.2
Set a device or program back to its original settings
1
6.3
To remove instructions or settings from an electronic device
1
4.2
Remove all rows from a database table to make it empty
To erase all user data and settings and return a device to factory settings
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
34
4.0
To stay away from people and things that may cause trouble or harm
- Informal
24
4.1
Help people stop feeling angry or worried by talking about the problem
- Informal
4
5.7
Finish current tasks and remove problems to prepare for something new
- Texting
Deal with all the emails in your inbox so it is empty or easy to handle
Compounds
- Formal
26
3.2
A signal like a siren or announcement that tells people it is safe after an emergency
- Formal
7
7.6
A legal rule that allows stopping speech when it poses a serious, obvious threat to public safety
5
2.1
A message that clearly shows someone's opinion or decision and is easy to understand
- Specialized
1
8.4
Sudden strong air movement in clear sky that shakes airplanes
- Specialized
1
3.7
Only clear drinks and foods like broth, juice or gelatin for medical reasons
A clear division between two groups that shows who supports each side in a dispute
- Specialized
A clear, thin layer put on wood or other surfaces to protect them and make them look shiny
How Empty
Surface Forms
Etymology
To clear a device or memory is to make it empty and clean, like wiping a surface to make it bright again, which links back to the 'bright/clean' sense of Latin clarus.