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| 1. | [ adjective ] free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits | |
| Examples: | "children with clean shining faces" "clean white shirts" "clean dishes" "a spotlessly clean house" "cats are clean animals" |
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| Related terms: | dirty immaculate washed cleaned fresh scrubbed unsullied unsoiled dry-cleaned cleanable pristine cleanly antiseptic tidy cleanness | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from | |
| Synonyms: | make_clean | |
| Examples: | "Clean the stove!" "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
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| Related terms: | dirty change wash brush dust mop vacuum sweep do_the_dishes steam bream preen pipe-clay sanitize dry_clean scavenge disinfect houseclean cleaning cleansing_agent cleaner | |
| 3. | [ verb ] remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits, as of chickens or fruit | |
| Synonyms: | pick | |
| Examples: | "Clean the turkey" |
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| Related terms: | remove | |
| 4. | [ verb ] clean and tidy up the house | |
| Synonyms: | clean_house houseclean | |
| Examples: | "She housecleans every week" |
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| Related terms: | tidy spring-clean housecleaning | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] free of restrictions or qualifications | |
| Synonyms: | clear | |
| Examples: | "a clean bill of health" "a clear winner" |
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| Related terms: | unqualified | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead | |
| Synonyms: | clean_and_jerk | |
| Related terms: | weightlifting | |
| 7. | [ verb ] clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | |
| Synonyms: | cleanse | |
| Examples: | "clean up before you see your grandparents" "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
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| Related terms: | groom wash bathe floss soap wash douche decontaminate bathe cleaning | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims | |
| Synonyms: | light unclouded clear | |
| Examples: | "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings" "clear laughter like a waterfall" "clear reds and blues" "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" |
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| Related terms: | pure | |
| 9. | [ adverb ] (slang) completely; used as intensifiers | |
| Synonyms: | plumb plum | |
| Examples: | "clean forgot the appointment" "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" |
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| Related terms: | cant | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] free from impurities | |
| Synonyms: | fresh | |
| Examples: | "clean water" "fresh air" |
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| Related terms: | pure | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] without difficulties or problems | |
| Examples: | "a clean test flight" |
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| Related terms: | perfect | |
| 12. | [ adjective ] (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers | |
| Synonyms: | unobjectionable | |
| Examples: | "good clean fun" "a clean joke" |
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| Related terms: | dirty antiseptic decent | |
| 13. | [ adjective ] (religion) ritually clean or pure | |
| Related terms: | unclean religion kosher halal pure | |
| 14. | [ verb ] remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely | |
| Synonyms: | strip | |
| Examples: | "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters" "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. "The other players cleaned him completely" |
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| Related terms: | remove | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] (sport) marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play | |
| Synonyms: | sporting sportsmanlike | |
| Examples: | "a clean fight" "a sporting solution of the disagreement" "sportsmanlike conduct" |
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| Related terms: | fair | |
| 16. | [ adjective ] not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination | |
| Synonyms: | uncontaminating | |
| Examples: | "a clean fuel" "cleaner and more efficient engines" "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" |
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| Related terms: | dirty | |
| 17. | [ adjective ] (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections | |
| Synonyms: | fair | |
| Examples: | "fair copy" "a clean manuscript" |
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| Related terms: | legible | |
| 18. | [ adjective ] thorough and without qualification | |
| Examples: | "a clean getaway" "a clean sweep" "a clean break" |
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| Related terms: | complete | |
| 19. | [ adjective ] morally pure | |
| Synonyms: | clean-living | |
| Examples: | "led a clean life" |
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| Related terms: | moral | |
| 20. | [ adjective ] of a surface; not written or printed on | |
| Synonyms: | blank white | |
| Examples: | "blank pages" "fill in the blank spaces" "a clean page" "wide white margins" |
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| Related terms: | empty | |
| 21. | [ adjective ] free of drugs | |
| Examples: | "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years" |
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| Related terms: | unaddicted | |
| 22. | [ verb ] be cleanable | |
| Examples: | "This stove cleans easily" |
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| Related terms: | be cleaning | |
| 23. | [ verb ] (chemistry) remove unwanted substances from, as in chemistry | |
| Synonyms: | scavenge | |
| Related terms: | remove chemistry | |
| 24. | [ adjective ] not carrying concealed weapons | |
| Related terms: | unarmed | |
| 25. | [ adjective ] free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed | |
| Synonyms: | neat | |
| Examples: | "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek" "a clean throw" "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" |
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| Related terms: | adroit | |
| 26. | [ adjective ] free from sepsis or infection | |
| Synonyms: | uninfected | |
| Examples: | "a clean (or uninfected) wound" |
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| Related terms: | antiseptic | |
| 27. | [ adverb ] in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating | |
| Synonyms: | fair fairly | |
| Examples: | "they played fairly" |
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| Related terms: | unfairly fair fair | |
| 28. | [ adjective ] (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense | |
| Examples: | "a clean voting record" "a clean driver's license" |
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| Related terms: | unblemished | |
| 29. | [ verb ] remove while making clean | |
| Examples: | "Clean the spots off the rug" |
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| Related terms: | remove houseclean cleaning | |
| 30. | [ verb ] deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. | |
| Examples: | "The other players cleaned him completely" |
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| Related terms: | dispossess | |
| 31. | [ verb ] remove shells or husks from | |
| Examples: | "clean grain before milling it" |
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| Related terms: | remove | |
| Similar spelling: |
clan clue_in clon clam Clyne Clune clown clone Cline clime claim calean clammy Clowney cleome |
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