clear up

phrasal 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

According to its author, Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, the measure was needed to clear up uncertainty over state funding. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025

Mercury’s retrograde ends on the 7th and will help clear up any misunderstandings or mental fog that have kept you stuck in the wrong dynamics for too long. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025

Problems with sooty mold will clear up when the insects are controlled. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025

Most of us have heard of pimple patches, those circular bandage-like patches to clear up a zit. —Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for clear up

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