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kli ring

  • n  a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
  • n  the act of freeing from suspicion
  • n  the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
  • v  rid of obstructions
  • v  make a way or path by removing objects
  • v  become clear
  • v  grant authorization or clearance for
  • v  remove
  • v  go unchallenged; be approved
  • v  be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
  • v  go away or disappear
  • v  pass by, over, or under without making contact
  • v  make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
  • v  free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
  • v  clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
  • v  yield as a net profit
  • v  make as a net profit
  • v  earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • v  sell
  • v  pass an inspection or receive authorization
  • v  pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  • v  settle, as of a debt
  • v  make clear, bright, light, or translucent
  • v  rid of instructions or data
  • v  remove (people) from a building
  • v  remove the occupants of
  • v  free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
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  • Michael Vick in Forbes
    I take these charges very seriously and look forward to clearing my good name,Vick said in a statement read outside court by Billy Martin, his lawyer. "I respectfully ask all of you to hold your judgment until all of the facts are shown....
  • President Bush in Turkish Press
    US troops there "are carrying out a surge that is helping bring former Sunni insurgents into the fight against Al Qaeda, clearing the terrorists out of population centers, and giving families in liberated Iraqi cities their first look at decent and...
  • Wesley Snipes in ABC News
    I look forward to clearing my name and resolving this issue posthaste,Snipes, wearing blue tinted glasses and a suit, said after the hearing.

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