clear vs rough

clear

verb
  • To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal. 

  • To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from. 

  • To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position. 

  • To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime. 

  • To pass without interference; to miss. 

  • To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game). 

  • To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out. 

  • To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free. 

  • To exceed a stated mark. 

  • To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of. 

  • To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open. 

  • To obtain a clearance. 

  • To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up. 

  • To earn a profit of; to net. 

  • To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track. 

  • To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent. 

  • To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to. 

  • To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero. 

  • Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred. 

adj
  • Free of obstacles. 

  • Good, the best. 

  • Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood. 

  • Without clouds. 

  • Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots. 

  • Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds. 

  • Distinct, sharp, well-marked. 

  • Transparent in colour. 

  • Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus. 

  • Unmixed; entirely pure. 

  • Without diminution; in full; net. 

  • Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it. 

  • Better than, superior to. 

  • Easily or distinctly heard; audible. 

  • Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating. 

  • Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology). 

  • Without a thickening ingredient. 

  • Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful. 

  • Free of guilt, or suspicion. 

  • Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured. 

noun
  • A person who is free from the influence of engrams. 

  • The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game. 

  • Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls. 

adv
  • Not near something or touching it. 

  • All the way; entirely. 

  • Free (or separate) from others. 

  • In a clear manner; plainly. 

rough

verb
  • To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player. 

  • To render rough; to roughen. 

  • To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes. 

  • To create in an approximate form. 

  • To endure primitive conditions. 

  • To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping. 

noun
  • A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming. 

  • A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce. 

  • The unmowed part of a golf course. 

  • The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created. 

  • A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy. 

  • A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping. 

adv
  • In a rough manner; rudely; roughly. 

adj
  • Turbulent. 

  • Crude; unrefined. 

  • Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished. 

  • Difficult; trying. 

  • Violent; not careful or subtle. 

  • Not polished; uncut. 

  • Harsh-tasting. 

  • Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition. 

  • Unwell due to alcohol; hungover. 

  • Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating. 

  • Worn; shabby; weather-beaten. 

  • Not smooth; uneven. 

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