clear cut
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English
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Adjective
[edit]clear cut (comparative more clear cut or clearer cut, superlative most clear cut or clearest cut)
- (idiomatic) Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.
- It looks like a simple enough problem, but the answer might not be as clear cut as you suppose.
- (forestry) Having had all trees cut.
Synonyms
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Translations
[edit]straightforward
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trees removed
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Verb
[edit]clear cut (third-person singular simple present clear cuts, present participle clear cutting, simple past and past participle clear cut)
- To remove all trees or vegetation from an area.
Further reading
[edit]- “clear-cut”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- clear cut, clearcut at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.