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CLEAN

Definition:

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

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Related Words:

• disinfect
• brush
• dust
• vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover
• sanitize, sanitise, hygienize, hygienise
• bream
• steam, steam clean
• preen, plume
• sweep
• wash up, do the dishes
• pipe-clay
• scavenge
• dry clean
• wash, launder
• spring-clean
• bathe
• wash
• wash, lave
• soap, lather
• bathe, bath
• douche
• floss
• decontaminate

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