Clean
verbAdjective
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
“good clean fun”
“a clean joke”
Similar:UnobjectionableSee also:Decentfree from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
“he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek”
“a clean throw”
Similar:Neatfree of restrictions or qualifications
“a clean bill of health”
Similar:Clear(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
“a clean manuscript”
Similar:Fairnot spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
“a clean fuel”
“cleaner and more efficient engines”
“the tactical bomb is reasonably clean”
Similar:Uncontaminatingexhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
“a clean fight”
(of a surface) not written or printed on
“a clean page”
morally pure
“led a clean life”
Similar:Clean-livingfree from impurities
“clean water”
Similar:Fresh(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
“efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings”
free from sepsis or infection
“a clean (or uninfected) wound”
Similar:Uninfectedfree from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
“children with clean shining faces”
“clean white shirts”
“clean dishes”
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
“a clean voting record”
“a clean driver's license”
thorough and without qualification
“a clean getaway”
“a clean sweep”
“a clean break”
free of drugs
“after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years”
without difficulties or problems
“a clean test flight”
ritually clean or pure
See also:Purenot carrying concealed weapons
Noun
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
Type of:WeightliftWeightlifting
Verb
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
“clean up before you see your grandparents”
“clean your fingernails before dinner”
Similar:CleanseType of:GroomNeatenremove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
“The boys cleaned the sandwich platters”
“The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm”
Similar:StripType of:WithdrawTakeRemovemake clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
“The dentist cleaned my teeth”
Type of:ModifyAlterChangeclean and tidy up the house
“She housecleans every week”
Similar:HousecleanType of:TidyNeatenStraightenbe cleanable
“This stove cleans easily”
Type of:Bedeprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
“The other players cleaned him completely”
remove shells or husks from
“clean grain before milling it”
Type of:TakeWithdrawRemoveremove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Similar:PickType of:WithdrawTakeRemoveremove unwanted substances from
Similar:ScavengeType of:TakeWithdrawRemoveremove while making clean
Type of:RemoveTakeWithdraw
Adverb
completely; used as intensifiers
“clean forgot the appointment”
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
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