Synonym: brighten, clarify, clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, finish off, finish up, get through, illuminate, light up, mop up, polish off, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, wrap up. Similar words: tear up, clear, unclear, nuclear, clear off, clear out, clear away, learn. Meaning: v. 1. make clear and (more) comprehensible 2. finish a task completely 3. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound 4. become clear 5. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.
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61. We need an election and a Labour Government to clear up the mess.
62. But at least you will begin to clear up the pension problem.
63. A J-C-B digger was brought in, but it still took more than three hours to clear up the mess.
64. I remember November 5, 1953, when a tendency to clear up had rather a disastrous consequence.
65. The National Rivers Authority says the clear up will take several days and will cost thousands of pounds.
66. It would have been like Donleavy to try to clear up the Asmar mess himself.
67. Physiotherapy and anti-inflammatory tablets are helping to clear up tendonitis which forced him to return home early from Majorca earlier this month.
68. She sat still, placid and waiting, until he was clear up the steps.
69. Did her own work and didn't expect me to clear up after her.
70. Suppose you want to clear up a pile of windows on your screen by getting rid of some of them.
71. You took the job with him simply to clear up a mystery.
72. Your job is to clear up, first to saw those branches up, to rid all major branches of smaller branches.
73. For nobody can understand what the Government is doing to clear up the economic mess it has created.
74. Wait for me, I just need to clear up my desk.
75. An army of workmen and volunteers worked all day to clear up after the raiders flooded the main stand.
76. Pondering these matters, she went through to the front room to clear up the mess.
77. Necessary jobs are helping to clear up the smaller branches and making a start on repointing the bridge itself.
78. Before I could help others, though, I had to clear up some job confusion of my own.
79. It is wrong to slop and make messes that others have to clear up behind one.
80. This will clear up any mysteries from this morning's lesson and set the scene for tonight's exercise.
81. In 1921 unemployment averaged nearly 14%, and it obstinately refused to clear up throughout the decade.
82. Rusedski is recovering from an operation to clear up a persistent problem in the tendons of his right foot.
83. One point to clear up immediately is the widespread confusion between wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal.
84. Let us begin with his efforts to clear up the confusion of questions 2 and 3.
85. Hearing her praises lavishly extolled, she gave a sad, wry smile and returned to Terry's room to clear up.
86. They also had to clear up after passengers who were airsick.
87. Now, on the eve of the formation of the congress, is a good time to clear up any misapprehensions.
87. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
88. If antibiotics are likely to clear up the infection, why are we having this long discussion?
89. Friday, the last morning was hectic with everyone trying to pack, cook and eat breakfast and clear up.
90. Always clear up after a picnic and never drop litter 9 Help to keep all water clean.
More similar words: tear up, clear, unclear, nuclear, clear off, clear out, clear away, learn, learn from, year after year, as a rule, cheer up, cover up, limber up, interrupt, enter upon, corruption, cycle, uncle, clerk, muscle, circle, miracle, article, manacle, vehicle, obstacle, particle, spectacle, leap.