clean

/klˈin/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
“children with clean shining faces”
free of restrictions or qualifications
“a clean bill of health”
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
“efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings”
free from impurities
“clean water”
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
“a clean voting record”
ritually clean or pure
not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
“a clean fuel”
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
“good clean fun”
free from sepsis or infection
“a clean (or uninfected) wound”
morally pure
“led a clean life”
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
“fair copy”
(of a surface) not written or printed on
“blank pages”

verb

make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
“Clean the stove!”
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
“Clean the turkey”
clean and tidy up the house
“She housecleans every week”
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
“clean up before you see your grandparents”
be cleanable
“This stove cleans easily”
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
“The other players cleaned him completely”
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
“The boys cleaned the sandwich platters”
remove while making clean
“Clean the spots off the rug”
remove unwanted substances from
remove shells or husks from
“clean grain before milling it”

adverb

completely; used as intensifiers
“clean forgot the appointment”
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
“they played fairly”

noun

a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

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