clearing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

noun

The act or process of making or becoming clear.
An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
An open space in the fog etc.
A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.

/ˈklɪɹ.ɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-clearing.wav /ˈklɪə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈklɪːɹɪŋ/

clearing clearings

From clear + -ing.

glade clearance

burn-clearing clearing bank clearing house immunoclearing inclearing market clearing mine-clearing nonclearing outclearing

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