Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Usage example: the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He makes it very specifically clear that he is bartering his life for Arthur's, but that doesn't stop Nimueh from trying to take Merlin's mother's life instead.
Source: Exact Words / Live-Action TV - All ISPs block access to "in-the-clear" email servers, ostensibly to stop spammers and scammers.
Source: Banned In China / Malaysia -
As one of the drovers says to the leads, "The water's no good, boss." Of course, this doesn't stop them from freely drinking out of public fountains and streams that look clear.
Source: Cool, Clear Water
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Stop and Clear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/stop
Clear & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/stop>.
Stop or Clear. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/stop.
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