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clearance
noun
1 clearance
The distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them.
Roget 297:
ejection,
emission,
effusion,
rejection,
expulsion,
exportation,
eviction,
extrusion,
trajection†;
discharge.
emesis,
vomiting,
vomition†.
egestion†,
evacuation;
ructation†,
eructation;
bloodletting,
venesection [Med.],
phlebotomy,
paracentesis†;
expuition,
exspuition;
tapping,
drainage;
clearance,
clearage†.
deportation;
banishment
etc.
(punishment )
972;
rouge's march;
relegation,
extradition;
dislodgment.
bouncer [U.S.],
chucker-out [Slang].
[material vomited]
vomit,
vomitus [Med.],
puke,
barf [Coll.].
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Roget 673:
preparation;
providing
etc.
v.;
provision,
providence;
anticipation
etc.
(foresight)
510;
precaution,
preconcertation†,
predisposition;
forecast
etc.
(plan)
626;
rehearsal,
note of preparation.
[Putting in order]
arrangement
etc.
60;
clearance;
adjustment
etc.
23;
tuning;
equipment,
outfit,
accouterment,
armament,
array.
ripening
etc.
v.;
maturation,
evolution;
elaboration,
concoction,
digestion;
gestation,
batching,
incubation,
sitting.
groundwork,
first stone,
cradle,
stepping-stone;
foundation,
scaffold
etc.
(support)
215;
scaffolding,
echafaudage [Fr.].
[Preparation of men]
training
etc.
(education)
537;
inurement
etc.
(habit)
613;
novitiate;
cooking
[Preparation of food],
cookery;
brewing,
culinary art;
tilling,
plowing,
[Preparation of the soil],
sowing;
semination†,
cultivation.
[State of being prepared]
preparedness,
readiness,
ripeness,
mellowness;
maturity;
un impromptu fait a loisir [Fr.].
[Preparer]
preparer,
trainer;
pioneer,
trailblazer;
avant-courrier [Fr.],
avant-coureur [Fr.];
voortrekker [Afrik.];
sappers and miners,
pavior†,
navvy†;
packer,
stevedore;
warming pan.
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Roget 807:
payment,
defrayment†;
discharge;
acquittance,
quittance;
settlement,
clearance,
liquidation,
satisfaction,
reckoning,
arrangement.
acknowledgment,
release;
receipt,
receipt in full,
receipt in full of all demands;
voucher.
salary,
compensation,
remuneration
(reward)
973.
repayment,
reimbursement,
retribution;
pay
etc.
(reward)
973;
money paid
etc.
(expenditure)
809.
ready money
etc.
(cash)
800;
stake,
remittance,
installment.
payer,
liquidator
etc.
801.
pay cash,
pay cash on the barrelhead.
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Roget 970:
acquittal,
acquitment†;
clearance,
exculpation;
acquittance,
clearance,
exoneration;
discharge
etc.
(release)
750;
quietus,
absolution,
compurgation†,
reprieve,
respite;
pardon
etc.
(forgiveness)
918.
[Exemption from punishment]
impunity;
diplomatic immunity;
immunity;
plea bargain,
deal with the prosecutor.
[in civil suits]
no cause for action;
no damages.
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Polish: przeĊwit
2 clearance
Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something.
synonyms: headroom, headway.
3 clearance
Permission to proceed.
Polish: odprawa
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