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clean

/kl/i/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

    adj.all

    Examples
    Children with clean shining faces.
    Clean white shirts.
    Clean dishes.
    A spotlessly clean house.
    Cats are clean animals.
    Antonyms dirty soiled unclean

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. ritually clean or pure

    adj.all

    Antonyms impure unclean

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

    adj.all

    Examples
    A clean fuel.
    Cleaner and more efficient engines.
    The tactical bomb is reasonably clean.
    Synonyms uncontaminating
    Antonyms contaminating dirty

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers

    adj.all

    Examples
    Good clean fun.
    A clean joke.
    Synonyms unobjectionable
    Antonyms dirty

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. Free from dirt or filth; as, <i>clean</i> clothes.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

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

    noun.act

    Synonyms clean and jerk

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adverb

  1. completely; used as intensifiers

    adv.all

    Examples
    Clean forgot the appointment.
    Synonyms plum plumb

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

    adv.all

    Synonyms fair fairly
    Antonyms below the belt unfairly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. free of restrictions or qualifications

    adj.all

    Examples
    A clean bill of health.
    Synonyms clear

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

    adj.all

    Examples
    Efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings.
    Synonyms clear light unclouded

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. free from impurities

    adj.all

    Examples
    Clean water.
    Synonyms fresh

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense

    adj.all

    Examples
    A clean voting record.
    A clean driver's license.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. free from sepsis or infection

    adj.all

    Examples
    A clean (or uninfected) wound.
    Synonyms uninfected

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. morally pure

    adj.all

    Examples
    Led a clean life.
    Synonyms clean-living

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

    adj.all

    Examples
    A clean manuscript.
    Synonyms fair

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. (of a surface) not written or printed on

    adj.all

    Examples
    A clean page.
    Synonyms blank white

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

    adj.all

    Examples
    A clean fight.
    Synonyms sporting sportsmanlike sporty

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. without difficulties or problems

    adj.all

    Examples
    A clean test flight.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. thorough and without qualification

    adj.all

    Examples
    A clean getaway.
    A clean sweep.
    A clean break.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  12. not carrying concealed weapons

    adj.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  13. free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

    adj.all

    Examples
    He landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek.
    A clean throw.
    Synonyms neat

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  14. free of drugs

    adj.all

    Examples
    After a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Clean the stove!
    The dentist cleaned my teeth.
    Synonyms make clean
    Antonyms begrime bemire colly dirty grime soil

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

    verb.change

    Examples
    Clean the turkey.
    Synonyms pick

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. clean and tidy up the house

    verb.contact

    Examples
    She housecleans every week.
    Synonyms clean house houseclean

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

    verb.body

    Examples
    Clean up before you see your grandparents.
    Clean your fingernails before dinner.
    Synonyms cleanse

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. be cleanable

    verb.stative

    Examples
    This stove cleans easily.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.

    verb.contact

    Examples
    The other players cleaned him completely.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

    verb.contact

    Examples
    The boys cleaned the sandwich platters.
    The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm.
    Synonyms strip

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. remove while making clean

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Clean the spots off the rug.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. remove unwanted substances from

    verb.change

    Synonyms scavenge

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. remove shells or husks from

    verb.change

    Examples
    Clean grain before milling it.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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