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The act or process of making clear. The better clearing of this point. South.

The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing. Ash. Assart land, forest land cleared of woods and brush.

The clearing of bones from fish or meat.

One who uses a canoe; one who travels in a canoe. Cabins and clearing greeted the eye of the passing canoeman. Parkman.

To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.

The act of clearing; as, to make a through clearance.

ared. Customhouse broker, an agent who acts for merchants in the business of entering and clearing goods and vessels.

The act of disentangling or clearing from difficulties. Warton.

The act of clearing land of forests. Daniel.

The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily understood; an explanation. The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the informer. Clarendon.

A clearing away of stones. [R.]

The act of clearing from spots. [Obs.] Johnson.

The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [R.] Bailey.

The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging. Specifically:

. Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. "An exculpatory letter." Johnson.

The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty.

ting surface. -- Fire swab, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc. Farrow. -- Fire teaser, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine. -- Fire water, ardent spirits; -- so called by the American Indians. -- Fire worship, the worship of fire, which prevail…

an; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. Burke. The clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they have received. Pepys.

Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.