uncleared

/'ʌn'kliəd/

Thân thiện

The snowplow driver works to clear the uncleared street.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not cleared; not rid of objects or obstructions: Describes an area or space that has not been made free of obstacles, debris, or unwanted growth.
   • Not processed or settled: In financial, legal, or administrative contexts, describes items (like checks, debts, goods, or legal statuses) that have not been officially processed, verified, or resolved.

Usage Examples

• Physical Obstruction:
  • The hikers struggled to walk through the uncleared forest path.
  • The airport runway remained uncleared after the storm, delaying all flights.
• Financial/Administrative:
  • The bank returned the uncleared check due to insufficient funds.
  • Uncleared goods must remain in the customs warehouse until all duties are paid.

Advanced Usage

• "uncleared balance": In banking, refers to funds from deposited checks that are not yet available for use because the transaction has not been fully processed by the financial system.
  • You cannot withdraw the money yet; it's still part of your uncleared balance.
• "uncleared suspicion" (figurative): A doubt or concern that has not been resolved or dispelled.
  • Despite his alibi, an uncleared suspicion lingered in the detective's mind.

Variants and Related Words

• Clear (verb): The base verb meaning to remove obstacles, to free from doubt, or to authorize and process.
  • They need to clear the fallen trees from the road.
  • The bank will clear the check in two business days.
• Cleared (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning freed from obstructions or officially processed.
  • The cleared field is ready for construction.
  • The payment has been cleared and is now complete.

Synonyms

• Obstructed: Blocked or clogged.
• Unprocessed: Not yet dealt with or finalized.
• Outstanding: Remaining to be paid or settled (often for debts).

Related Phrases

• "Land uncleared of mines": A specific phrase referring to land where explosive mines have not been removed.
  • The area was marked as dangerous, land uncleared of mines.
• "Uncleared for takeoff": An aviation phrase where a plane has not received final authorization to depart.
  • Flight 447 is still uncleared for takeoff due to air traffic.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The primary meaning relates to physical spaces (not cleared of objects).
• The secondary, specialized meaning applies to abstract processes in commerce and law (not cleared through official channels). The context usually makes the intended meaning clear.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not cleared; not rid of objects or obstructions
   • uncleared land
   • many cars were stuck in the snow on uncleared streets