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

Sometimes, itchiness from shingles can continue for months or even years after the shingles rash has cleared up. —Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025

Difficulties standing upright with the help of Earth's gravity While some spaceflight effects may clear up back on Earth, other may take longer to manage. —Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025

April 7: Mercury retrograde ends, clearing up technological issues, travel mishaps, and misunderstandings. —Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2025

Releasing the six-time Pro Bowl will clear up more than $29 million from the Jets' 2025 salary cap. —Chantz Martin, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for clear up

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