Standard Lemma guide

clearing

noun · verb · 11 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈklɪɹ.ɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈklɪə.ɹɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: /ˈklɪːɹɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -ɪəɹɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: K L IH1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of making or becoming clear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An open space in the fog etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: banking, business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

Topics: education

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clearance

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

present participle and gerund of clear

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clarification

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: improvement

10

noun

Meaning 10

the act of freeing from suspicion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liberation, release, freeing

Narrower terms: purge, purging, purgation, vindication, exoneration, whitewash

11

noun

Meaning 11

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: glade

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel

History

Etymology

From clear + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

112 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: argitzen — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Bulgarian: разчистване (razčistvane) — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Bulgarian: проясняване (projasnjavane) — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Esperanto: klarigo — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Esperanto: klariĝo — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Finnish: selvittäminen — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Finnish: selvitys — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • French: clarification — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • German: Klärung — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • German: Aufklärung — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Italian: schiarimento — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Portuguese: clareamento — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Portuguese: clarificação — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Portuguese: esclarecimento — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Russian: очи́стка (očístka) — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Russian: расчи́стка (rasčístka) — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Spanish: clarificación — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Spanish: despejo — act or process of making or becoming clear
  • Armenian: բացատ (bacʻat) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Bashkir: аҡлан (aqlan) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Basque: argiune — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Belarusian: прага́ліна (prahálina) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Belarusian: прага́л (prahál) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Belarusian: паля́на (paljána) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Bulgarian: сечище (sečište) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Bulgarian: просека (proseka) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Catalan: clariana — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Czech: mýtina — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Czech: paseka — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Danish: lysning — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Dutch: loo — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Dutch: tra — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Dutch: laar — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • South Efate: m̃alm̃al — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Esperanto: maldensejo — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Esperanto: senarbejo — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Estonian: lagendik — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Estonian: raiesmik — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Finnish: aukea — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Finnish: metsäaukea — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Finnish: aukio — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • French: clairière — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • German: Lichtung — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • German: Rodung — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • German: Waldlichtung — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • German: Kahlschlagsfläche — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Greek: ξέφωτο (xéfoto) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Hebrew: קָרַחַת יַעַר (karákhat yá'ar) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Hungarian: tisztás — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Hungarian: irtás — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Hungarian: irtvány — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Icelandic: rjóður — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Irish: réiteach — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Italian: radura — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Latvian: izcirtums — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Lithuanian: aikštė — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Lithuanian: laukymė — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Livonian: lagdõ — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Livonian: mõtsālagdõ — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Macedonian: чистина (čistina) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Macedonian: лисина (lisina) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Māori: waerenga — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Norman: clièrgeon — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Old English: lēah — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Old Norse: þveit — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Polish: poręba — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Polish: karczowisko — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Polish: karczunek — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Portuguese: clareira — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Romansh: cleragl — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Russian: поля́на (poljána) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Scottish Gaelic: glac — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Scottish Gaelic: blàran coille — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Slovak: žiabre — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Slovene: čistina — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Slovene: jasa — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Spanish: desmonte — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Spanish: claro — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Spanish: socola — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Spanish: zocola — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Swedish: glänta — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Swedish: kalhygge — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Tagalog: palanas — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Tagalog: tahaw — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Ukrainian: поля́на (poljána) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Ukrainian: галя́ва (haljáva) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Ukrainian: галя́вина (haljávyna) — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Welsh: llannerch — area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空地 (kòngdì) — open space in the fog etc
  • Esperanto: maldensejo — open space in the fog etc
  • Finnish: aukko — open space in the fog etc
  • German: Nebellichtung — open space in the fog etc
  • Italian: spiazzo — open space in the fog etc
  • Russian: поля́на (poljána) — open space in the fog etc
  • Bulgarian: клиринг (kliring) — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • Finnish: selvitys — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • Finnish: clearing — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • German: Clearing — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • German: Geldausgleich — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • German: Verrechnung — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • German: Zahlungsausgleich unter Banken — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • German: Abrechnungsverkehr — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • Indonesian: kliring — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • Italian: compensazione — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • Polish: clearing — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • Polish: kliring — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • Russian: кли́ринг (klíring) — process of completing and settling transactions centrally
  • Finnish: erottaminen — sequence of events used to disconnect a call
  • German: Freischaltung — sequence of events used to disconnect a call
  • Italian: resettaggio — sequence of events used to disconnect a call
  • Italian: ripristino — sequence of events used to disconnect a call
  • Italian: azzeramento — sequence of events used to disconnect a call
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