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 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

The incident, which museum officials say has since been cleared up, drew national and then international attention, the second such occurrence in as many months. —Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026

Being clear up front about the purpose of your advice can help focus your thoughts into laser-like counsel. —Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Rhymes for clear up

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