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'
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
[ Syn: uncontaminating ]
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; good clean fun; a clean joke
[ Syn: unobjectionable ]
clean (adj.)
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
[ Syn: clean and jerk ]
clean (n.)
completely; used as intensifiers; clean forgot the appointment; Im plumb (or plum) tuckered out
[ Syn: plumb , plumb , plum , plum , plumb , plumb , plum , plum , plumb , plumb , plum , plum , plumb , plumb , plum , plum ]
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; they played fairly
[ Syn: fairly , fairly , fairly , fairly , fair , fair , fair , fair , fairly , fairly , fairly , fairly , fair , fair , fair , fair , fairly , fairly , fairly , fairly , fair , fair , fair , fair , fairly , fairly , fairly , fairly , fair , fair , fair , fair ]
clean (adv.)
morally pure; led a clean life
[ Syn: clean-living ]
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; fair copy; a clean manuscript
[ Syn: fair ]
(of a surface) not written or printed on; blank pages; fill in the blank spaces; a clean page; wide white margins
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; a clean fight; a sporting solution of the disagreement; sportsmanlike conduct
[ Syn: sporting , sporty , sportsmanlike ]
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 opponents cheek; a clean throw; the neat exactness of the surgeons knife
[ Syn: neat ]
free of drugs; after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years'
free of restrictions or qualifications; a clean bill of health; a clear winner
[ Syn: clear ]
(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
free from impurities; clean water; fresh air
[ Syn: fresh ]
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; a clean voting record; a clean driver's license'
free from sepsis or infection; a clean (or uninfected) wound
[ Syn: uninfected ]
clean (adj.)
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; Clean the stove!; The dentist cleaned my teeth
[ Syn: make clean ]
remove shells or husks from; clean grain before milling it'
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; Clean the turkey
[ Syn: pick ]
clean and tidy up the house; She housecleans every week
[ Syn: houseclean , clean house ]
clean ones body or parts thereof, as by washing; clean up before you see your grandparents; clean your fingernails before dinner
[ Syn: cleanse ]
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
[ Syn: strip ]
remove while making clean; Clean the spots off the rug'
remove unwanted substances from
[ Syn: scavenge ]