clear up

/ˌklɪər əp/

/klɪə əp/

Other forms: cleared up; clearing up; clears up

Definitions of clear up

1. verb

   become clear
   synonyms: brighten, clear, light up

   antonyms:

   overcast

   make overcast or cloudy
2. verb

   make clear and (more) comprehensible
   synonyms: clarify, elucidate

   types:

   demystify

   make less mysterious or remove the mystery from

   clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out

   make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

   dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out

   add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

   disambiguate

   state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from

   detail

   provide details for

   exposit, expound, set forth

   state

   exemplify, illustrate, instance

   clarify by giving an example of

   particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify

   be specific about

   type of:

   explain, explicate

   make plain and comprehensible
3. verb

   make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
   synonyms: clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out

   type of:

   clarify, elucidate

   make clear and (more) comprehensible
4. verb

   finish a task completely
   synonyms: finish off, finish up, get through, mop up, polish off, wrap up

   types:

   cap off

   finish or complete, as with some decisive action

   type of:

   complete, finish

   come or bring to a finish or an end
5. verb

   free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
   synonyms: clear

   type of:

   remove, take, take away, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract