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

Routine offside decisions were cleared up quickly, except for one aberration in Switzerland vs Qatar, and for once there were no major handball controversies. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Colin Jost is clearing up any misconceptions about his wife Scarlett Johansson’s last name. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Geologist and science communicator Chris Jackson, for instance, is on hand to clear up any misconceptions the general public might have about the eruption and its aftermath. — ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

After Canadian wildfire smoke pushed air quality in Philadelphia into code purple conditions last week, skies are clearing up today, July 20. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for clear up

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