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

Dueling lawsuits have shrouded Wilson's directorial debut in controversy, which Wilson hopes to clear up. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025

Prosecutors attempted to clear up confusion about the proceedings and, pointing to the transcript of proceedings when the indictment was returned, wrote in a filing Thursday that the foreperson told the court that the grand jury voted on the two-count indictment. —Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

Demi responds to each thing in turn, but in a way that doesn’t seem to clear up any confusion. —Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2025

Nike is still clearing up inventory in the world’s second-largest economy, which analysts think will continue through mid-2026. —Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for clear up

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