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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

Clean and tidy up the house:
— She housecleans every week.

synonyms: clean house, houseclean.

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, ... show more

Dutch: reinigen

5 clean

Be cleanable.

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: czyƛciutki, czysty

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.

6 clean

Ritually clean or pure.

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.

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, ... show more

10 clean

Morally pure:
— Led a clean life.

synonym: clean-living.

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

Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play:
— A clean fight.

synonyms: sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty.

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

Free of drugs.

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, ... show more

2 clean

In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating.

synonyms: fair, fairly.


Moby thesaurus: Christian, Daedalian, absolute, absolutely, acknowledge, adept, admit, adroit, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-out, all-pervading, altogether, antiseptic, apt, artistic, authoritative, bath, bathe, blameless ... show more.

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