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basic

noun

  • A popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use.
  • Usually plural. ( a necessary commodity for which demand is constant)

adjective

  • Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
    • usage: "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
  • Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.
    • usage: "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
  • Serving as a base or starting point.
    • usage: "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
  • Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base. .
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Basic is a masculine given name
  • Name Meaning: Diminutive of Basil: Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century. This name was introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders. Derived from the same Greek word as the plant name basil
  • Name Origin: Greek
clear

noun

  • The state of being free of suspicion.
    • usage: "investigation showed that he was in the clear"
  • A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water.
    • usage: "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

verb

  • Rid of obstructions.
    • usage: "Clear your desk"
  • Make a way or path by removing objects.
    • usage: "Clear a path through the dense forest"
  • Become clear.
    • usage: "The sky cleared after the storm"
  • Grant authorization or clearance for.
    • usage: "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
  • Remove.
    • usage: "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
  • Go unchallenged; be approved.
    • usage: "The bill cleared the House"
  • Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts.
    • usage: "The check will clear within 2 business days"
  • Go away or disappear.
    • usage: "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
  • Pass by, over, or under without making contact.
    • usage: "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
  • Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.
    • usage: "Could you clarify these remarks"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
  • Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment.
    • usage: "Clear the ship and let it dock"
  • Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc..
    • usage: "clear the water before it can be drunk"
  • Yield as a net profit.
    • usage: "This sale netted me $1 million"
  • Make as a net profit.
    • usage: "The company cleared $1 million"
  • Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
    • usage: "How much do you make a month in your new job"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5, 000 each month"
  • Sell.
    • usage: "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
  • Pass an inspection or receive authorization.
    • usage: "clear customs"
  • Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
    • usage: "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
  • Settle, as of a debt.
    • usage: "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
  • Make clear, bright, light, or translucent.
    • usage: "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
  • Rid of instructions or data.
    • usage: "clear a memory buffer"
  • Remove (people) from a building.
    • usage: "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
  • Remove the occupants of.
    • usage: "Clear the building"
  • Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound.
    • usage: "Clear the throat"

adjective

  • Readily apparent to the mind.
    • usage: "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
  • Free from confusion or doubt.
    • usage: "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us"
  • Affording free passage or view.
    • usage: "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside"
  • Allowing light to pass through.
    • usage: "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"
  • Free from contact or proximity or connection.
    • usage: "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"
  • Characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt. )
    • usage: "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
  • Of sound or color. ( free from anything that dulls or dims)
    • usage: "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
  • Especially of a title. ( free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law)
    • usage: "I have clear title to this property"
  • Clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible.
    • usage: "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern"
  • Accurately stated or described.
    • usage: "a set of well-defined values"
  • Free from clouds or mist or haze.
    • usage: "on a clear day"
  • Free of restrictions or qualifications.
    • usage: "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
  • Free from flaw or blemish or impurity.
    • usage: "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
  • Clear of charges or deductions.
    • usage: "a clear profit"
  • Easily deciphered.
  • Freed from any question of guilt.
    • usage: "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
  • Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving.
    • usage: "clear mind"; "a percipient author"

adverb

  • Completely.
    • usage: "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
  • In an easily perceptible manner.
    • usage: "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(DoD) To clear an engine; to open the throttle of an idling engine to free it from carbon.
(DoD) To clear the air to gain either temporary or permanent air superiority or control in a given sector.
(DoD) a. To operate a gun so as to unload it or make certain no ammunition remains; and b. to free a gun of stoppages.
(DoD) To pass a designated point, line, or object. The end of a column must pass the designated feature before the latter is cleared.
(DoD) To fly over an obstacle without touching it.
(DoD) To give a person a security clearance.
(DoD) To give one or more aircraft a clearance.
(DoD) To approve or authorize, or to obtain approval or authorization for: a. a person or persons with regard to their actions, movements, duties, etc.; b. an object or group of objects, as equipment or supplies, with regard to quality, quantity, purpose, movement, disposition, etc.; and c. a request, with regard to correctness of form, validity, etc.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.

To settle a trade by the seller delivering securities and the buyer delivering funds in the proper form. A trade that does not' Clear' is said to fail. Comparison of the details of a transaction between broker/dealers prior to settlement; final exchange of securities for cash on delivery.

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