clear vs gross

clear and gross both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
gross	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, gross is a hyponym of clear; that is, gross is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clear:

clear: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
gross: earn before taxes, expenses, etc.

clear (noun)	gross (noun)
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water	the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
the state of being free of suspicion	twelve dozen

clear (adjective)	gross (adjective)
readily apparent to the mind	before any deductions
allowing light to pass through	conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
free from clouds or mist or haze	repellently fat
accurately stated or described	lacking fine distinctions or detail
free from confusion or doubt	conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving	without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible	visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
freed from any question of guilt
easily deciphered
clear of charges or deductions
free from flaw or blemish or impurity
(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
affording free passage or view
free of restrictions or qualifications
characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
free from contact or proximity or connection

clear (verb)	gross (verb)
remove	earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
rid of obstructions
make clear, bright, light, or translucent
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
make a way or path by removing objects
remove the occupants of
remove (people) from a building
rid of instructions or data
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
grant authorization or clearance for
settle, as of a debt
pass by, over, or under without making contact
pass an inspection or receive authorization
go away or disappear
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
yield as a net profit
make as a net profit
be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
sell to get rid of
clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
go unchallenged; be approved
become clear

clear (adverb)	gross (adverb)
in an easily perceptible manner
entirely