Phrase guide

clear cut

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • It looks like a simple enough problem, but the answer might not be as clear cut as you suppose.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having had all trees cut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, forestry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To remove all trees or vegetation from an area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: определен (opredelen) — straightforward
  • Bulgarian: ясно очертан (jasno očertan) — straightforward
  • Catalan: evident — straightforward
  • Catalan: clar — straightforward
  • Chinese Mandarin: 明確 /明确 (míngquè) — straightforward
  • Chinese Mandarin: 清晰 (qīngxī) — straightforward
  • Czech: jasný — straightforward
  • Dutch: duidelijk — straightforward
  • Finnish: selvä — straightforward
  • Finnish: selkeä — straightforward
  • Finnish: selväpiirteinen — straightforward
  • French: clair — straightforward
  • French: direct — straightforward
  • French: évident — straightforward
  • Galician: evidente — straightforward
  • German: ersichtlich — straightforward
  • German: sichtlich — straightforward
  • German: deutlich — straightforward
  • Italian: lampante — straightforward
  • Italian: palese — straightforward
  • Italian: evidente — straightforward
  • Italian: chiaro — straightforward
  • Latin: argūtus — straightforward
  • Latin: explicātus — straightforward
  • Polish: jasny — straightforward
  • Portuguese: claro — straightforward
  • Portuguese: evidente — straightforward
  • Spanish: claro — straightforward
  • Spanish: evidente — straightforward
  • Swedish: tydlig — straightforward
  • Turkish: açık — straightforward
  • Finnish: paljaaksihakattu — trees removed
  • German: kahl schlagen — to remove all trees or vegetation from an area
  • Hungarian: tarra vág — to remove all trees or vegetation from an area