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 ]

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

[ Syn: clean and jerk ]

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 ]

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

[ Syn: blank , white ]

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

[ Syn: clear , light , unclouded ]

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 ]

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 ]