clear-cut (redirected from clear-cutting)

clear-cut (klîrkt)

adj.

1. Distinctly and sharply defined or outlined.

2. Not ambiguous; clear and obvious. See Synonyms at apparent.

3. Having been logged by clear-cutting.

v. clear-cut, clear-cut·ting, clear-cuts

v.tr.

To remove all of the trees in (a tract of timber) at one time.

v.intr.

To log an area by removing all of the trees at one time.

n.

A tract of timberland that has been clear-cut.

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clear-cut

Adjective

1. easy to distinguish or understand: there is no clear-cut distinction between safe and unsafe areas of the city

2. clearly outlined

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	clear-cut - remove all the trees at one time; "clear-cut an acre of forest" clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
Adj.	1.	clear-cut - clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" trenchant, distinct clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
	2.	clear-cut - having had all the trees removed at one time; "clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion" cleared - rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush; "cleared land"; "cleared streets free of fallen trees and debris"; "a cleared passage through the underbrush"; "played poker on the cleared dining room table"
	3.	clear-cut - clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" clean-cut, clear distinct - easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

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clear-cut

adjective straightforward, specific, plain, precise, black-and-white, explicit, definite, unequivocal, unambiguous, cut-and-dried (informal)

Translations

clear-cut [ˈklɪəˈkʌt] adj → bien definido, claro

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clear-cut [ˈklɪəˈkʌt] clear adj → précis(e) → nettement défini(e)

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clear-cut [ˈklɪəˈkʌt] clear adj → klar

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clear-cut [ˈklɪəˈkʌt] adj → ben delineato/a, distinto/a