Meaning of 'clean'
Meaning of 'clean' (Webster Dictionary)
- To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive,
or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse. - Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly;
entirely.
- Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously. - Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
- Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
- Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
- Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
- Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
- Free from ceremonial defilement.
- Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy.
- Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
- Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously. - Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
- Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
- Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
- Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
- Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
- Free from ceremonial defilement.
- Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy.
- Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
Meaning of 'clean' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- remove shells or husks from
- remove shells or husks from
Example in sentence:
- clean grain before milling it
Meaning (2):
- remove while making clean
- remove while making clean
Example in sentence:
- Clean the spots off the rug
Meaning (3):
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
Example in sentence:
- Clean the stove!;
- The dentist cleaned my teeth
Meaning (4):
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Example in sentence:
- Clean the turkey
Meaning (5):
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Example in sentence:
- clean up before you see your grandparents;
- clean your fingernails before dinner
Meaning (6):
- clean and tidy up the house
- clean and tidy up the house
Example in sentence:
- She housecleans every week
Meaning (7):
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
Example in sentence:
- The boys cleaned the sandwich platters;
- The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
Meaning (8):
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
Example in sentence:
- The other players cleaned him completely
Meaning (9):
- be cleanable
- be cleanable
Example in sentence:
- This stove cleans easily
Meaning (10):
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
Example in sentence:
- a clean fuel;
- cleaner and more efficient engines;
- the tactical bomb is reasonably clean
Meaning (11):
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
Example in sentence:
- a spotlessly clean house;
- cats are clean animals;
- children with clean shining faces;
- clean dishes;
- clean white shirts
Meaning (12):
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
Example in sentence:
- a clean joke;
- good clean fun
Meaning (13):
- completely; used as intensifiers
- completely; used as intensifiers
Example in sentence:
- clean forgot the appointment;
- I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out
Meaning (14):
- in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
- in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
Example in sentence:
- they played fairly
Meaning (15):
- free from sepsis or infection
- free from sepsis or infection
Example in sentence:
- a clean (or uninfected) wound
Meaning (16):
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free of restrictions or qualifications
Example in sentence:
- a clean bill of health;
- a clear winner
Meaning (17):
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
Example in sentence:
- a clean fight;
- a sporting solution of the disagreement;
- sportsmanlike conduct
Meaning (18):
- thorough and without qualification
- thorough and without qualification
Example in sentence:
- a clean break;
- a clean getaway;
- a clean sweep
Meaning (19):
- without difficulties or problems
- without difficulties or problems
Example in sentence:
- a clean test flight
Meaning (20):
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
Example in sentence:
- a clean driver's license;
- a clean voting record
Meaning (21):
- free of drugs
- free of drugs
Example in sentence:
- after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years
Meaning (22):
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
Example in sentence:
- a clean page;
- blank pages;
- fill in the blank spaces;
- wide white margins
Meaning (23):
- free from impurities
- free from impurities
Example in sentence:
- clean water;
- fresh air
Meaning (24):
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Example in sentence:
- a light lilting voice like a silver bell;
- clear laughter like a waterfall;
- clear reds and blues;
- efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
Meaning (25):
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
Example in sentence:
- a clean manuscript;
- fair copy
Meaning (26):
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
Example in sentence:
- a clean throw;
- he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek;
- the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife
Meaning (27):
- morally pure
- morally pure
Example in sentence:
- led a clean life
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