what does clear up mean?
CLEAR UP as VERB
- Meaning
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
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Hypernyms(s) clear up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
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- I finally got through this homework assignment
Hypernyms(s) clear up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make free from confusion or ambiguity
- make clear
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- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
Hypernyms(s) clear up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make clear and (more) comprehensible
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- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
Hypernyms(s) clear up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The sky cleared after the storm
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