clean in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "clean"

    • Not dirty.
    • In a condition of having been cleaned.
    • In an unmarked condition.
    • Pure, especially morally or religiously.
    • Not having used drugs or alcohol.
    • Smooth, exact, and performed well.
    • (of criminal, driving, etc records) without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.
    • (informal) Cool or neat.
    • (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
    • (health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
    • (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
    • Empty.
    • (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
    • (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
    • (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
    • (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
    • (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
    • (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
    • Fully and completely.
    • adjective
      (heading, physical)
      Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
    • adjective
      (heading, behavioural)
      Free of immorality or criminality.
    • adjective
      Smooth, exact, and performed well.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Total; utter.
    • adjective
      (informal)
      Cool or neat.
    • adjective
      (health)
      Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
    • adjective
      That does not damage the environment.
    • adjective
      Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
    • adjective
      Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
    • adjective
      Well-proportioned; shapely.
    • adjective
      (climbing, of a route)
      Ascended without falling.
    • adverb
      Fully and completely.
    • noun
      Removal of dirt.
    • noun
      (weightlifting)
      The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To remove dirt from a place or object.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To tidy up, make a place neat.
    • verb
      (transitive, climbing)
      To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To make things clean in general.
    • verb
      (transitive, computing)
      To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
    • verb
      (intransitive, curling)
      To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
    • verb
      (manga fandom slang)
      To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
    • verb
      To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
    • not dirty
    • in a condition of having been cleaned
    • in an unmarked condition
    • pure, especially morally or religiously
    • smooth, exact, and performed well
    • slang: cool or neat
    • without restrictions or penalties
    • not having sexually transmitted diseases
    • not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs
    • first part of "clean and jerk" weightlifting
    • (transitive) to remove dirt from a place or object
    • (transitive) to tidy up
    • (intransitive) to make things clean
    • fully and completely
    • To remove dirt, dust or foreign matter from.
    • To remove unwanted substances from (e.g. food), such as feathers or pits.
    • adjective
      exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
    • 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"
    • 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"
    • adjective
      free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"
    • adjective
      free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
    • adjective
      free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
    • adjective
      free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
    • adjective
      morally pure; "led a clean life"
    • adjective
      not carrying concealed weapons
    • adjective
      not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
    • adjective
      (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
    • adjective
      (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license"
    • adjective
      (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
    • adjective
      (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
    • 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"
    • adjective
      ritually clean or pure
    • adjective
      thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"
    • adjective
      without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
    • adverb
      completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
    • adverb
      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
    • verb
      be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
    • verb
      clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
    • verb
      clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
    • verb
      deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"
    • verb
      make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
    • 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"
    • verb
      remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"
    • verb
      remove unwanted substances from
    • verb
      remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
    • verb
      remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"

    Synonyms of "clean" in English dictionary

    neaten, tidy, antiseptic are the top synonyms of "clean" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "clean" in English dictionary

    unclean, dirty, unfairly are the top antonyms of "clean" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of clean

    • clean ( comparative cleaner, superlative cleanest)
    • clean ( third-person singular simple present cleans, present participle cleaning, simple past and past participle cleaned)
    • clean ( plural  cleans)
    • cleaner, cleanest cleaned, cleaned; he cleanes; be cleaning
    • clean (comparative cleaner, superlative cleanest)
    • clean (plural cleans)
    • clean (third-person singular simple present cleans, present participle cleaning, simple past and past participle cleaned)
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