clear vb. (the less common senses are the foll.)
1.
to get (any one) clear of a place
Wint. I. ii. 439
“I will . . . Clear them
o' the city.”
2.
to settle (affairs)
AYL. I. i. 181
“this wrestler shall
clear all,”
Wint. III. i. 18
“clear or end the
business.”
3.
to get rid of, cancel
(debts)
Mer.V. III. ii. 320
“all debts are c-ed
between you and I,”
Wint. I. ii. 74
“the imposition
c-'d”
; also to set (a person) free from debt
Tim. II. ii. 236
“I clear'd him with five
talents.”
