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Clean

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Definitions for Clean

noun
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
Synonyms
clean and jerk
verb
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
Synonyms
make clean
Examples
  1. Clean the stove!
  2. The dentist cleaned my teeth
verb
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Synonyms
pick
Examples
  1. Clean the turkey
verb
clean and tidy up the house
Synonyms
houseclean clean house
Examples
  1. She housecleans every week
verb
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Synonyms
cleanse
Examples
  1. clean up before you see your grandparents
  2. clean your fingernails before dinner
verb
be cleanable
Examples
  1. This stove cleans easily
verb
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
Examples
  1. The other players cleaned him completely
verb
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
Synonyms
strip
Examples
  1. The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
  2. The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
verb
remove while making clean
Examples
  1. Clean the spots off the rug
verb
remove unwanted substances from
Synonyms
scavenge
verb
remove shells or husks from
Examples
  1. clean grain before milling it
adjective
free from dirt or impurities
Examples
  1. or having clean habits
  2. children with clean shining faces
  3. clean white shirts
  4. clean dishes
  5. a spotlessly clean house
  6. cats are clean animals
adjective
free of restrictions or qualifications
Synonyms
clear
Examples
  1. a clean bill of health
  2. a clear winner
adjective
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Synonyms
clear light unclouded
Examples
  1. efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
  2. clear laughter like a waterfall
  3. clear reds and blues
  4. a light lilting voice like a silver bell
adjective
free from impurities
Synonyms
fresh
Examples
  1. clean water
  2. fresh air
adjective
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
Examples
  1. a clean voting record
  2. a clean driver's license
adjective
ritually clean or pure
adjective
not spreading pollution or contamination
Synonyms
uncontaminating
Examples
  1. especially radioactive contamination
  2. a clean fuel
  3. cleaner and more efficient engines
  4. the tactical bomb is reasonably clean
adjective
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements
Synonyms
unobjectionable
Examples
  1. fit for all observers
  2. good clean fun
  3. a clean joke
adjective
free from sepsis or infection
Synonyms
uninfected
Examples
  1. a clean (or uninfected) wound
adjective
morally pure
Synonyms
clean-living
Examples
  1. led a clean life
adjective
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
Synonyms
fair
Examples
  1. fair copy
  2. a clean manuscript
adjective
(of a surface) not written or printed on
Synonyms
blank white
Examples
  1. blank pages
  2. fill in the blank spaces
  3. a clean page
  4. wide white margins
adjective
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
Synonyms
sporting sporty sportsmanlike
Examples
  1. a clean fight
  2. a sporting solution of the disagreement
  3. sportsmanlike conduct
adjective
without difficulties or problems
Examples
  1. a clean test flight
adjective
thorough and without qualification
Examples
  1. a clean getaway
  2. a clean sweep
  3. a clean break
adjective
not carrying concealed weapons
adjective
free from clumsiness
Synonyms
neat
Examples
  1. precisely or deftly executed
  2. he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek
  3. a clean throw
  4. the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife
adjective
free of drugs
Examples
  1. after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years
adverb
completely
Synonyms
plumb plum
Examples
  1. used as intensifiers
  2. clean forgot the appointment
  3. I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out
adverb
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
Synonyms
fairly fair
Examples
  1. they played fairly

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