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  • 61 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) τρέχω
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) κυλώ
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) κυλώ, ρέω, τρέχω
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) δουλεύω
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) διευθύνω, διαχειρίζομαι, κουμαντάρω
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) τρέχω σε αγώνα
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) κάνω δρομολόγιο
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) διαρκώ
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) οδηγώ
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) ξεβάφω
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) περνώ
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) γίνομαι
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.)
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.)
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.)
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.)
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.)
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.)
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)
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    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) συνεχώς
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild

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  • 62 time

    1. noun
    1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ώρα
    2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) χρόνος
    3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) καιρός, ώρα
    4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') (διαθέσιμος) χρόνος
    5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) κατάλληλη στιγμή / περίσταση
    6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) φορά
    7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) περίοδος, στιγμή
    8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) χρόνος, ρυθμός
    2. verb
    1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) χρονομετρώ
    2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) επιλέγω το χρόνο, διαλέγω την ώρα μου (για)
    •
    - timelessly
    - timelessness
    - timely
    - timeliness
    - timer
    - times
    - timing
    - time bomb
    - time-consuming
    - time limit
    - time off
    - time out
    - timetable
    - all in good time
    - all the time
    - at times
    - be behind time
    - for the time being
    - from time to time
    - in good time
    - in time
    - no time at all
    - no time
    - one
    - two at a time
    - on time
    - save
    - waste time
    - take one's time
    - time and time again
    - time and again

    English-Greek dictionary > time

  • 63 touch

    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) αγγίζω
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) αγγίζω
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) συγκινώ
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) έχω σχέση με
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) άγγιγμα
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) αφή
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) πινελιά
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) επιδεξιότητα, τεχνική, ύφος
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) πλαϊνό (στο ποδόσφαιρο)
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    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood

    English-Greek dictionary > touch

  • 64 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ρολόι (χεριού, τσέπης)
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) σκοπιά
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) βάρδια, σκοπιά
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) παρακολουθώ
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) προσέχω μη φανεί
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) προσέχω, φυλάγομαι από
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) προσέχω, επιβλέπω
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) καιροφυλαχτώ
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over

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  • 65 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) σπάζω, κομματιάζω
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) χωρίζω, ανοίγω
    3) (to make or become unusable.) χαλώ
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) αθετώ, παραβιάζω
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) καταρρίπτω, σπάζω
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) διακόπτω
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) σπάζω
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ανακοινώνω
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) χοντραίνω, «βαθαίνω»
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ανακόπτω, κοπάζω
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) ξεσπώ
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) παύση, διακοπή, διάλειμμα
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) αλλαγή
    3) (an opening.) άνοιγμα
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) ευκαιρία
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) εύθραυστο αντικείμενο
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it

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  • 66 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) παίζω
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) παίζω
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) παίζω (ρόλο)
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) παίζομαι
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) παίζω
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) παίζω
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) παίζω
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) (τρεμο)παίζω,παιχνιδίζω
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) κατευθύνω,στρέφω
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) παίζω,ρίχνω
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) διασκέδαση,παιχνίδι
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) θεατρικό έργο
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) παιχνίδι
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) τζόγος,παίξιμο
    •
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up

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  • 67 smoke

    [sməuk] 1. noun
    1) (the cloudlike gases and particles of soot given off by something which is burning: Smoke was coming out of the chimney; He puffed cigarette smoke into my face.) καπνός
    2) (an act of smoking (a cigarette etc): I came outside for a smoke.) κάπνισμα
    2. verb
    1) (to give off smoke.) καπνίζω
    2) (to draw in and puff out the smoke from (a cigarette etc): I don't smoke, but he smokes cigars.) καπνίζω
    3) (to dry, cure, preserve (ham, fish etc) by hanging it in smoke.) καπνίζω
    •
    - smokeless
    - smoker
    - smoking
    - smoky
    - smoke detector
    - smokescreen
    - go up in smoke

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  • 68 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) ξεκινώ
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) αρχίζω
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) παίρνω μπρος/βάζω μπροστά
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) βάζω μπρος, ξεκινάω
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) αρχή,ξεκίνημα/αφετηρία
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) πλεονέκτημα
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    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with     II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) τινάζομαι,πετάγομαι
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ξάφνιασμα,τίναγμα
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) ταραχή

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  • 69 Pay

    v. trans.
    P. and V. τίνειν, ἐκτίνειν, ἀποτίνειν (Eur., I.A. 1169), τελεῖν, Ar. and P. φέρειν, ἀποδιδόναι.
    Pay in full: V. πληροῦν, P. ἐκπληροῦν.
    Bring in, yield: P. προσφέρειν, φέρειν, P. and V. διδόναι.
    Reward, requite: P. and V. ἀμείβεσθαι; see Reward.
    Give wages: P. μισθοδοτεῖν (dat. or absol.).
    Be paid, receive as payment: P. κομίζεσθαι (acc.).
    Pay the penalty: see under Penalty.
    Pay ( debts): P. διαλύειν, Ar. and P. ἀποδιδόναι.
    Pay (honour, etc.): P. and V. νέμειν.
    Pay properly tax: P. εἰσφέρειν, εἰσφορὰν τιθέναι.
    Pay tribute: Ar. and P. φόρον φέρειν; see Tribute.
    Help to pay: P. συνεκτίνειν (absol.).
    Profit: Ar. and P. λυσιτελεῖν (dat.). V. λύειν τέλη (dat.), λύειν (dat.).
    Pay back: P. ἀνταποδιδόναι. P. and V. ἀντιδιδόναι.
    Pay besides: P. προσαποτίνειν.
    Pay down: Ar. and P. κατατιθέναι, P. καταβάλλειν.
    Pay for, provide money for: Ar. and P. δαπανᾶν εἰς (acc.).
    Be punished for: P. and V. δίκην διδόναι (gen.), δίκην τίνειν (gen.), δίκην ἐκτίνειν (gen.).
    You shall pay for this: use Ar. and P. οἰμώξει, Ar. and V. κλαύσει.
    Pay off: a debt, P. διαλύειν, Ar. and P. ἀποδιδόναι; a person, P. διαλύειν (acc.) (Dem. 866).
    Paid off: P. ἀπόμισθος.
    Pay out: see Requite.
    Pay out a rope: Ar. and V. ἐξιέναι.
    V. intrans. Be profitable: Ar. and P. λυσιτελεῖν, V. λύειν τέλη, or λύειν alone.
    ——————
    subs.
    P. and V. μισθός, ὁ.
    Receipt of pay: Ar. and P. μισθοφορά, ἡ.
    Pay given in advance: P. πρόδοσις, ἡ.
    Extra pay: P. ἐπιφορά, ἡ.
    Do something for pay: P. πράσσειν τι μισθοῦ (Dem. 242).
    Without pay, adj.: P. and V. ἄμισθος (Dem. 731); adv., P. and V. ἀμισθί.
    Give pay, v.:P. μισθοδοτεῖν (absol. or dat.).
    Receive pay: Ar. and P. μισθοφορεῖν.
    In receipt of pay: use adj., P. ἔμμισθος.
    In receipt of full pay: use adj., P. ἐντελόμισθος.
    Be in any one's pay, v.:Ar. and P. μισθοφορεῖν (dat.), or παρά (dat.).
    In the pay of: Ar. and P. μισθωτός (gen.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pay

  • 70 ask

    1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) ρωτώ
    2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) ζητώ
    3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) προσκαλώ
    •
    - ask for
    - for the asking

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  • 71 bad

    [bæd]
    comparative - worse; adjective
    1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) όχι ικανός, κακός σε κάτι
    2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) κακός
    3) (unpleasant: bad news.) άσχημος
    4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) χαλασμένος
    5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) βλαβερός
    6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) άρρωστος
    7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) άσχημα
    8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) σοβαρός
    9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) επισφαλής
    •
    - badness
    - badly off
    - feel bad about something
    - feel bad
    - go from bad to worse
    - not bad
    - too bad

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  • 72 blow

    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) χτύπημα
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) πλήγμα
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) φυσώ
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) παίρνω, παρασύρω
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) παρασύρομαι από φύσημα
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) φυσώ
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) παίζω (πνευστό)
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    - blow-lamp
    - blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up

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  • 73 blur

    [blə:] 1. noun
    (something not clearly seen: Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.) θολούρα
    2. verb
    (to make or become unclear: The rain blurred my vision.) θολώνω

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  • 74 bring

    [briŋ]
    past tense, past participle - brought; verb
    1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) φέρνω
    2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) προκαλώ, επιφέρω
    •
    - bring back
    - bring down
    - bring home to
    - bring off
    - bring round
    - bring up

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  • 75 brown

    1. adjective
    1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) καφέ, καφετής, φαιός
    2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) μαυρισμένος
    2. noun
    1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) καστανό, καφέ (χρώμα)
    2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) καφέ (χρώματος)
    3. verb
    (to make or become brown.) ροδίζω, καβουρντίζομαι

    English-Greek dictionary > brown

  • 76 butt

    I verb
    (to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) κουτουλώ
    II 1. noun
    (someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) στόχος πειραγμάτων
    2. noun
    1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) υποκόπανος, κοντάκι
    2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) αποτσίγαρο
    3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) (χυδ.) πισινός

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  • 77 button

    1. noun
    1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) κουμπί
    2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) κουμπί
    2. verb
    ((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) κουμπώνω
    3. verb
    (to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) στριμώχνω κάποιον, τον πιάνω μονότερμα σε συζήτηση

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  • 78 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) ονομάζω
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) αποκαλώ
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) φωνάζω
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) καλώ
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) επισκέπτομαι
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) τηλεφωνώ
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) μπαίνω
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) κραυγή
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) κελαήδισμα
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) επίσκεψη
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) τηλεφώνημα
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) κάλεσμα
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) ζήτηση
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) λόγος
    •
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call

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  • 79 chest

    I [ est] noun
    (the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs: a severe pain in his chest.) στήθος
    II [ est] noun
    (a large, strong wooden or metal box: The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.) σεντούκι

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  • 80 clear

    [kliə] 1. adjective
    1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) διάφανος
    2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) ξάστερος
    3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) σαφής, ξεκάθαρος
    4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) ανοιχτός
    5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) καθαρός, δίχως ενοχές
    6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) βέβαιος
    7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) ελεύθερος, ανεμπόδιστος
    8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) απαλλαγμένος
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.)
    2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.)
    3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.)
    4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.)
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    - clearing
    - clearly
    - clearness
    - clear-cut
    - clearway
    - clear off
    - clear out
    - clear up
    - in the clear

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