clear up

verb

cleared up; clearing up; clears up

1

of weather or the sky : to change so that there are no clouds, fog, etc.

The sky cleared up after the rain.

It's cloudy now, but it's clearing up gradually.

2

of the skin : to become free of marks or spots

My skin cleared up when I started using the cream.

3

: to go away

My symptoms cleared up once I started using the cream.

4

British : to make an area clean or tidy

Let's clear up before we leave.

Examples of clear up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The move was met with outrage, with fans criticizing the singer for jumping the gun and complaining that the weather had cleared up before becoming too serious. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026

Breaking down what falls inside that box and what falls outside of it clears up most of the confusion. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 June 2026

The show's lead, Ella Bright, is taking it into her own hands to clear up viewer questions — specifically those questioning the near 10-year age gap with her co-star Belmont Cameli, 28, and partial nude scenes. —Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026

Editors on the website's internal forums are suggesting strategies such as editing strikes or having volunteers temporarily stop clearing up day-to-day vandalism on the website. —Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 30 May 2026

Rhymes for clear up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup