chummy (iou) and clear(4) (iou)

chummy (iou)

chummy noun2. colloq. M19.
[from CHUM noun1 + -Y6.]
= CHUM noun1. M19.
A person accused or detained; a prisoner. Police slang. M20.

clear verb. ME.
[from the adjective.]
I.
verb trans. Make morally or spiritually pure; expiate. obsolete exc. as fig. use of senses 9, 12. ME.
Shakespeare Rape of Lucrece The blackest sin is clear'd with absolution.
verb trans. Show or declare to be innocent; free from blame or suspicion. (Foll. by of, from.) LME.
Addison How! would'st thou clear rebellion! M. Edgeworth He must commit Mr. F. to gaol, unless he can clear himself.
verb trans. Approve or obtain approval of (a plan etc., a person to be entrusted with secret information etc.). (Foll. by with an authorizing person or body.) M20.
A. H. Compton If they cleared me it would be necessary for them to clear my wife as well. M. Edwardes The appointment had been cleared with the Prime Minister.
II.
verb trans. Explain, elucidate; enlighten, inform (the mind or understanding). arch. ME.
Goldsmith Willing to clear the thing to his satisfaction.
b. Prove, demonstrate. ME-L18.
verb trans.
a. Fill with light; brighten (lit. & fig.). Also foll. by up. LME-L17.
b. Make transparent or translucent; remove cloudiness or turbidity from; clarify (a liquid). LME.
verb intrans. Become clear or bright. Esp. of weather also foll. by up. LME.
Thackeray The day did not clear up sufficiently. Ld Macaulay For a time the prospect seemed to clear. A. Sillitoe His head clearing with the sudden onset of fresh air.
verb trans.
a. Make (the voice) clear and distinct in sound. LME.
b. Make (the eyes or eyesight) clear in vision. L16.
verb trans. Remove obstructions, obstacles, encumbrances, burden, contents, or occupants from; open for passage or operations; empty. (Foll. by of, from.) Also foll. by out. See also clear up below. M16.
clear one's throat rid the throat of phlegm, huskiness, etc., by slight coughing. clear the air: of sultriness; fig. of suspicion, tension, etc. clear the coast: see COAST noun 2. clear the decks (for action) make ready to fight (lit. & fig.). clear the way: see WAY noun.
H. Mayhew The strathes and glens of Sutherland have been cleared of their inhabitants. J. Agate It entirely cleared my mind of any possible doubts. D. Abse She cleared the tea-table. R. Macaulay Sites would be cleared for rebuilding. D. Jacobson The soldiers began to clear a way through the throng. F. Ormsby Other choresa path to clear, [etc.]. fig.: P. Ackroyd Clearing the ground..before he began seriously to concentrate on the work to come.
b. verb intrans. Become empty or unobstructed. L19.
verb trans. Settle, discharge, (a Debt, a bill, etc.). Also foll. by off. L16.
b. verb intrans. Settle accounts with. L16-L18.
c. verb trans. & intrans. Set (a person, an estate) free from Debt. E17.
verb trans. Free from contact, disengage; get clear of, from. L16.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Football & Hockey etc. Of a defending player: kick or hit (the ball) away from a dangerous attacking position. L19.
verb trans. Remove (an obstruction, unwanted object, contents, etc.), disperse. Also foll. by away, off, out. See also clear up below. E17.
Southey A gentle sea-breeze began to clear the mist. M. Puzo How did he get the cops to clear everybody out and where did they go? J. Frame Clearing the weeds and preparing the Garden. E. Figes Breakfast had been cleared away.
b. verb intrans. Go away; disperse; disappear. Also foll. by away, off, out. E19.
A. Ransome The smoke was clearing outside. J. T. Story Felix suddenly cleared out and drove off. T. Sharpe The Dean sat in his car and waited for the traffic to clear.
verb trans. Pass clear of (an obstruction etc.); get clear through, away from, or over (a distance). E17.
T. Collins Another mile, and I cleared the pine-ridge.
b. Pass over or by without touching, esp. by jumping. L18.
W. S. Churchill Not only did he..arrive at the fence, he cleared it in magnificent style.
verb trans. Make (a sum) as a net gain or to balance expenses. E18.
verb trans. & intrans. Pass through the formalities of (a customs office etc.). Also foll. by out. E18.
verb trans. Pass (a cheque, bill) through a clearing-house. M19.
verb intrans. Remove the remains of a meal from a table etc. Also (earlier) foll. by away. M19.
With adverbs in specialized senses: clear up (a) verb phr. trans. & intrans. put (an area) into order by removing obstructions, rubbish, etc.; remove (obstructions, rubbish, etc.) to leave an area tidy; (b) verb phr. trans. elucidate, solve (a mystery); cure (an infection etc.); (c) verb phr. intrans. (of an infection etc.) become cured, disappear; (see also senses 5, 6, 9 above).
Comb.: clear-out an act or period of clearing out, a removal and disposal of unwanted items or material; clear-up an act or period of clearing up, a removal and tidying away of obstructions, rubbish, etc.
clearage noun (a) = CLEARANCE 2; (b) the action of clearing: M18.
clearer noun L16.

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