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Quick definitions from WordNet (clean)
▸ noun: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
▸ verb: be cleanable ("This stove cleans easily")
▸ verb: remove while making clean ("Clean the spots off the rug")
▸ verb: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from ("Clean the stove!")
▸ verb: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely ("The boys cleaned the sandwich platters")
▸ verb: deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. ("The other players cleaned him completely")
▸ verb: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits ("Clean the turkey")
▸ verb: remove shells or husks from ("Clean grain before milling it")
▸ verb: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing ("Clean up before you see your grandparents")
▸ verb: remove unwanted substances from
▸ verb: clean and tidy up the house ("She housecleans every week")
▸ adjective: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections ("A clean manuscript")
▸ adjective: morally pure ("Led a clean life")
▸ adjective: without difficulties or problems ("A clean test flight")
▸ adjective: free from impurities ("Clean water")
▸ adjective: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims ("Efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings")
▸ adjective: free of restrictions or qualifications ("A clean bill of health")
▸ adjective: free of drugs ("After a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years")
▸ adjective: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed ("He landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek")
▸ adjective: not carrying concealed weapons
▸ adjective: (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense ("A clean voting recor")
▸ adjective: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits ("Children with clean shining faces")
▸ adjective: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers ("Good clean fun")
▸ adjective: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination ("A clean fuel")
▸ adjective: ritually clean or pure
▸ adjective: thorough and without qualification ("A clean getaway")
▸ adjective: marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play ("A clean fight")
▸ adjective: free from sepsis or infection ("A clean (or uninfected) wound")
▸ adjective: of a surface; not written or printed on ("A clean page")
▸ adverb: completely; used as intensifiers ("Clean forgot the appointment")
▸ adverb: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
▸ Also see cleans
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to clean
▸ Usage examples for clean
▸ Idioms related to clean (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing clean
▸ Popular nouns described by clean
▸ Words that often appear near clean
▸ Rhymes of clean
▸ Invented words related to clean
▸ noun: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
▸ verb: be cleanable ("This stove cleans easily")
▸ verb: remove while making clean ("Clean the spots off the rug")
▸ verb: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from ("Clean the stove!")
▸ verb: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely ("The boys cleaned the sandwich platters")
▸ verb: deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. ("The other players cleaned him completely")
▸ verb: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits ("Clean the turkey")
▸ verb: remove shells or husks from ("Clean grain before milling it")
▸ verb: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing ("Clean up before you see your grandparents")
▸ verb: remove unwanted substances from
▸ verb: clean and tidy up the house ("She housecleans every week")
▸ adjective: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections ("A clean manuscript")
▸ adjective: morally pure ("Led a clean life")
▸ adjective: without difficulties or problems ("A clean test flight")
▸ adjective: free from impurities ("Clean water")
▸ adjective: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims ("Efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings")
▸ adjective: free of restrictions or qualifications ("A clean bill of health")
▸ adjective: free of drugs ("After a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years")
▸ adjective: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed ("He landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek")
▸ adjective: not carrying concealed weapons
▸ adjective: (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense ("A clean voting recor")
▸ adjective: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits ("Children with clean shining faces")
▸ adjective: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers ("Good clean fun")
▸ adjective: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination ("A clean fuel")
▸ adjective: ritually clean or pure
▸ adjective: thorough and without qualification ("A clean getaway")
▸ adjective: marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play ("A clean fight")
▸ adjective: free from sepsis or infection ("A clean (or uninfected) wound")
▸ adjective: of a surface; not written or printed on ("A clean page")
▸ adverb: completely; used as intensifiers ("Clean forgot the appointment")
▸ adverb: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
▸ Also see cleans
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to clean
▸ Usage examples for clean
▸ Idioms related to clean (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing clean
▸ Popular nouns described by clean
▸ Words that often appear near clean
▸ Rhymes of clean
▸ Invented words related to clean