Meaning Of The Word Clear up

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clear up
phrasal verb: To clear up a medical problem, infection, or disease means to cure it or get rid of it. If a medical problem clears up, it goes away.
phrasal verb: To clear up a problem, misunderstanding, or mystery means to settle it or find a satisfactory explanation for it.
phrasal verb: When the weather clears up, it stops raining or being cloudy.
phrasal verb: When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.

clear up in American English
to make clear; explain; solve
to make or become clear

clear up in British English
to explain or solve (a mystery, misunderstanding, etc)
noun: the act or an instance of clearing up

clear-up
The clear-up rate for a crime or in an area is the percentage of criminals caught by the police, compared to the total number of crimes reported.

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