clear up meaning and definition

CLEAR UP verb

Definition of clear up (verb)

1. make clear and (more) comprehensible
   • "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
   • synonyms: clarify, elucidate
   • antonym: obfuscate
2. finish a task completely
   • "I finally got through this homework assignment"
   • synonyms: finish off, finish up, get through, mop up, polish off, wrap up
3. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
   • "Clear the throat"
   • synonyms: clear
4. become clear
   • "The sky cleared after the storm"
   • synonyms: brighten, clear, light up
   • antonym: cloud
5. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
   • "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
   • synonyms: clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out