clear cut
past tense of clear-cut
/klɪr kʌt/
verb
- To cut down all the trees in an area of forest.
- The company plans to clear-cut the entire hillside for timber.
- Environmentalists protested against the decision to clear-cut the ancient forest.
- Farmers sometimes clear-cut land to create space for crops.
noun
- An area of forest where all the trees have been cut down.
- The clear-cut stretched for miles, leaving a barren landscape.
- Hikers were saddened by the sight of the recent clear-cut.
- Wildlife struggled to survive in the open clear-cut.
adjective
- Very obvious, definite, and easy to understand or recognize.
- The evidence provided a clear-cut case of fraud.
- The instructions were clear-cut and easy to follow.
- There is no clear-cut answer to this complex problem.
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