Clean
WordNet
adjective
(1) Free of drugs
"After a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
(2) Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
"He landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"
"A clean throw"
"The neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"
(3) Not carrying concealed weapons
(4) (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
"A clean voting record"
"A clean driver's license"
(5) Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
"Children with clean shining faces"
"Clean white shirts"
"Clean dishes"
"A spotlessly clean house"
"Cats are clean animals"
(6) (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
"Good clean fun"
"A clean joke"
(7) Not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
"A clean fuel"
"Cleaner and more efficient engines"
"The tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
(8) Ritually clean or pure
(9) Thorough and without qualification
"A clean getaway"
"A clean sweep"
"A clean break"
(10) Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
"A clean fight"
"A sporting solution of the disagreement"
"Sportsmanlike conduct"
(11) (of a surface) not written or printed on
"Blank pages"
"Fill in the blank spaces"
"A clean page"
"Wide white margins"
(12) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"Fair copy"
"A clean manuscript"
(13) Morally pure
"Led a clean life"
(14) Without difficulties or problems
"A clean test flight"
(15) Free from impurities
"Clean water"
"Fresh air"
(16) (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
"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"
(17) Free of restrictions or qualifications
"A clean bill of health"
"A clear winner"
(18) Free from sepsis or infection
"A clean (or uninfected) wound"
adverb
(19) Completely; used as intensifiers
"Clean forgot the appointment"
"I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
(20) In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
"They played fairly"
noun
(21) A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
verb
(22) Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
"Clean up before you see your grandparents"
"Clean your fingernails before dinner"
(23) Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
"Clean the turkey"
(24) Remove shells or husks from
"Clean grain before milling it"
(25) Remove unwanted substances from
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Etymology
clǣne, from Germanic. Cognate with German klein ‘small’.
Adjective
- Not dirty.
- Are these dishes clean?
- In a condition of having been cleaned.
- Your room is finally clean!
- In an unmarked condition.
- Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer.
- Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean.
- Drug- and alcohol-free.
- I've been clean this time for eight months.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
- I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.
- Said of (criminal, driving..) records without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.
- Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!
- Cool or neat.
- Damn, Shorty, those are some clean shoes ya got there!
- Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
- Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
- Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
- I’m clean, officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want.
Noun
- The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
Verb
- To Remove dirt from a place or object.
- Can you clean the windows today?
- To Tidy up, make a place neat.
- Clean your room right now!
- To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- To make things clean in general.
- She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her.
- To Brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
Adverb
- Fully and completely.
- He was stabbed clean through.