clean
noun
1 clean
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead.
synonym: clean and jerk.
Polish: podrzut
verb
1 clean
Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from:
— Clean the stove!.
— The dentist cleaned my teeth.
synonym: make clean.
Dutch: zuiveren
2 clean
Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits:
— Clean the turkey.
synonym: pick.
3 clean
4 clean
Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing:
— Clean up before you see your grandparents.
— Clean your fingernails before dinner.
synonym: cleanse.
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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Dutch: reinigen
5 clean
6 clean
Deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc..
7 clean
Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely:
— The boys cleaned the sandwich platters.
— The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm.
synonym: strip.
8 clean
Remove while making clean.
9 clean
Remove unwanted substances from.
synonym: scavenge.
10 clean
Remove shells or husks from.
adjective
1 clean
Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits.
Polish: czyściutki, czysty
6 clean
7 clean
Not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination:
— A clean fuel.
— Cleaner and more efficient engines.
— The tactical bomb is reasonably clean.
synonym: uncontaminating.
8 clean
of behavior or especially language Free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers:
— Good clean fun.
— A clean joke.
synonym: unobjectionable.
2 clean
Free of restrictions or qualifications:
— A clean bill of health.
synonym: clear.
3 clean
of sound or color Free from anything that dulls or dims:
— Efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings.
synonyms: clear, light, unclouded.
4 clean
Free from impurities:
— Clean water.
synonym: fresh.
5 clean
of a record Having no marks of discredit or offense.
9 clean
Free from sepsis or infection:
— A clean (or uninfected) wound.
synonym: uninfected.
Roget 652:
clean,
cleanly;
pure;
immaculate;
spotless,
stainless,
taintless;
trig;
without a stain,
unstained,
unspotted,
unsoiled,
unsullied,
untainted,
uninfected;
sweet,
sweet as a nut.
neat,
spruce,
tidy,
trim,
gimp,
clean as a new penny,
like a cat in pattens;
cleaned
etc.
v.;
kempt†.
abstergent†,
cathartic,
cleansing,
purifying.
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10 clean
11 clean
of a manuscript Having few alterations or corrections:
— A clean manuscript.
synonym: fair.
12 clean
of a surface Not written or printed on:
— A clean page.
synonyms: blank, white.
13 clean
14 clean
Without difficulties or problems.
15 clean
Thorough and without qualification.
16 clean
Not carrying concealed weapons.
17 clean
Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed:
— He landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek.
— A clean throw.
synonym: neat.
18 clean
adverb
1 clean
Completely; used as intensifiers:
— Clean forgot the appointment.
synonyms: plum, plumb.
Roget 650:
to perfection;
perfectly
etc.
adj.;
ad unguem [Lat.];
clean,
clean as a whistle.
Roget 52:
completely
etc.
adj.;
altogether,
outright,
wholly,
totally,
in toto,
quite;
all out;
over head and ears;
effectually,
for good and all,
nicely,
fully,
through thick and thin,
head and shoulders;
neck and heel,
neck and crop;
in all respects,
in every respect;
at all points,
out and out,
to all intents and purposes;
toto coelo [Lat.];
utterly;
clean,
clean as a whistle;
to the full,
to the utmost,
to the backbone;
hollow,
stark;
heart and soul,
root and branch,
down to the ground.
to the top of one's bent,
as far as possible,
a outrance†.
throughout;
from first to last,
from beginning to end,
from end to end,
from one end to the other,
from Dan to Beersheba,
from head to foot,
from top to toe,
from top to bottom,
de fond en comble [Fr.];
a fond,
a capite ad calcem [Lat.],
ab ovo usque ad mala [Lat.],
fore and aft;
every,
whit,
every inch;
cap-a-pie,
to the end of the chapter;
up to the brim,
up to the ears,
up to the eyes;
as a as can be.
on all accounts;
sous tous les rapports [Fr.];
with a vengeance,
with a witness.
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2 clean
In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating.
synonyms: fair, fairly.
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