clean

Meanings

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
• make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
  • "Clean the stove!"
  • "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
• 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"
  • "clean your fingernails before dinner"
• 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"
  • "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
• remove while making clean
  • "Clean the spots off the rug"
• remove unwanted substances from
• remove shells or husks from
  • "clean grain before milling it"
• 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"
• 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"
  • "a clean driver's license"
• ritually clean or pure
• not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
  • "a clean fuel"
  • "cleaner and more efficient engines"
  • "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
• (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
  • "good clean fun"
  • "a clean joke"
• free from sepsis or infection
  • "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
• morally pure
  • "led a clean life"
• (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
  • "a clean manuscript"
• (of a surface) not written or printed on
  • "a clean page"
• exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
  • "a clean fight"
• without difficulties or problems
  • "a clean test flight"
• thorough and without qualification
  • "a clean getaway"
  • "a clean sweep"
  • "a clean break"
• not carrying concealed weapons
• free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
  • "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"
  • "a clean throw"
• free of drugs
  • "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
• completely; used as intensifiers
  • "clean forgot the appointment"
• in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

Synonyms

blank, clean and jerk, clean house, clean-living, cleanse, clear, fair, fairly, fresh, houseclean, light, make clean, neat, pick, plum, plumb, scavenge, sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty, strip, unclouded, uncontaminating, uninfected, unobjectionable, white