clear cut
clear cut · clear cuts · clear cut · clear cutting
kahl schlagen
To remove all trees or vegetation from an areaTo remove all trees or vegetation from an area.
» The answer isn't clear-cut.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo remove all trees or vegetation from an area.
kahl schlagen
Examples
9 sentencesThe answer isn't clear-cut.
Things aren't quite that clear-cut.
These people don't have clear-cut allegiances.
It is hard to get clear-cut evidence of causality.
People who can express their thoughts in a clear-cut way are very straightforward.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to remove all trees or vegetation from an area:
Forms
clear cuts, clear cutting, clear cut, clear cut| Base form | clear cut · to clear cut |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | clear cuts |
| Present participle | clear cutting |
| Past simple | clear cut |
| Past participle | clear cut |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedclearcutting
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.