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clearing

[ kleer-ing ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
  2. a tract of land, as in a forest, that contains no trees or bushes.
  3. the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences.
  4. clearings, the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse.


clearing

/ ˈɪəɪŋ /

noun

  1. an area with few or no trees or shrubs in wooded or overgrown land
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·𲹰iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clearing1

First recorded in 1350–1400, clearing is from the Middle English word clering. See clear, -ing 1
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To that end, it’s de rigueur for progressives to do a great deal of throat clearing before saying anything nice about it.

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The IDF was clearing areas of "terrorist infrastructure" with "tremendous force", and then incorporating them into "security zones", the defence minister added.

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But its chief executive, Helen Walker, warned clearing the backlog was likely to result in many more carers discovering they have debts.

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As the days of disruption went on with no sign of ash contamination clearing, everyone was under pressure to find a way to re-open airspace in a safe and controlled way.

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Just like that you've decluttered the penalty area and, at the elite level, clearing a path for the goalkeeper and creating simpler one-on-one marking could reduce the chances of conceding.

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