clearing
/'kliəriɳ/
Definition
Noun: 1. The act of removing solid particles from a liquid: The process of making a liquid clear or pure by removing impurities or sediment. 2. The act of freeing from suspicion: The action of proving someone is innocent or removing doubts about their guilt. 3. A tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area: An open area within a forest where trees are absent or sparse.
Examples of Usage
- Meaning 1 (Act of removing particles):
- The clearing of the muddy water took several hours using a fine filter.
- After the clearing process, the wine was ready for bottling.
- Meaning 2 (Freeing from suspicion):
- The new evidence led to the clearing of the accused man's name.
- She sought a public clearing of her reputation after the false allegations.
- Meaning 3 (Open area in a forest):
- We set up our camp in a small, sunny clearing in the woods.
- Deer often graze in the forest clearing at dawn.
Advanced Usage
- "In the clearing": A phrase used to describe being in or at an open area within a forest.
- A lone cabin stood in the clearing.
- "Clearing of the air": An idiom related to the second meaning, referring to the resolution of misunderstandings or tensions.
- Their meeting was necessary for a clearing of the air between the two departments.
Variants and Related Words
- Clear (verb): To make or become clear, to remove obstacles, or to free from blame.
- The sky cleared after the storm.
- The investigation cleared him of any wrongdoing.
- Clearance (noun): Official authorization, the process of clearing, or the distance between objects.
- security clearance, clearance sale, bridge clearance
Synonyms
- For Meaning 1 (Act of removing particles): Purification, filtration, clarification.
- For Meaning 2 (Freeing from suspicion): Vindication, exoneration, acquittal.
- For Meaning 3 (Open area in a forest): Glade, opening, dell.
Related Phrases
- Clearing house:
- A financial institution where checks and bills are exchanged and settled.
- The check was processed through the national clearing house.
- A central agency for the collection, classification, and distribution of information.
- The organization acts as a clearing house for environmental data.
- Clearing account (Finance): A temporary account used to hold funds or summarize transactions before they are transferred to a permanent account.
Noun
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the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
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the act of freeing from suspicion
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a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
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