be clean
verb
Roget 652:
be clean,
render clean
etc.
adj.;
clean,
cleanse;
mundify†,
rinse,
wring,
flush,
full,
wipe,
mop,
sponge,
scour,
swab,
scrub,
brush up.
wash,
lave,
launder,
buck;
absterge†,
deterge†;
decrassify†;
clear,
purify;
depurate†,
despumate†,
defecate;
purge,
expurgate,
elutriate [Chem],
lixiviate†,
edulcorate†,
clarify,
refine,
rack;
filter,
filtrate;
drain,
strain.
disinfect,
fumigate,
ventilate,
deodorize;
whitewash;
castrate,
emasculate.
sift,
winnow,
pick,
weed,
comb,
rake,
brush,
sweep.
rout out,
clear out,
sweep out
&c.;
make a clean sweep of.
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