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Clear up

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Verb
  1. 1
    To clarify, to correct a misconception. transitive
  2. 2
    free (the throat) by making a rasping sound wordnet
  3. 3
    To depart or disappear. intransitive

    "All of their symptoms cleared up after the mold was removed."

  4. 4
    finish a task completely wordnet
  5. 5
    To become free of certain blemishes. intransitive

    "With the new cleanser, his skin cleared up in two weeks."

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  1. 6
    make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear wordnet
  2. 7
    Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm. intransitive

    "Advise him to stay a little longer till the weather clears up."

  3. 8
    make clear and (more) comprehensible wordnet
  4. 9
    To clean up. UK, intransitive, transitive

    "Accepting that incidents will always happen, what then matters is how quickly we can clear up the mess, something British Rail was better at. [...] I would turn up as quickly as possible in the on-call Hillman Avenger and assess how quickly we could clear up."

  5. 10
    become clear wordnet
  6. 11
    To pot all of the remaining balls in a single turn. intransitive

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