noun
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
verb
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make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances fromThe dentist cleaned my teeth
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remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits (syn: pick)-
clean and tidy up the houseShe housecleans every week
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clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing (syn: cleanse)clean up before you see your grandparents
clean your fingernails before dinner
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be cleanableThis stove cleans easily
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deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.The other players cleaned him completely
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remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely (syn: strip)The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
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remove while making clean-
remove unwanted substances from (syn: scavenge)-
remove shells or husks fromclean grain before milling it
adjective
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free of restrictions or qualifications (syn: clear)a clean bill of health
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(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims (syn: clear, light, unclouded)efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
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free from impurities (syn: fresh)clean water
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(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offensea clean voting record
a clean driver's license
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free from sepsis or infectiona clean (or uninfected) wound
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morally pure (syn: clean-living)led a clean life
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(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections (syn: fair)a clean manuscript
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(of a surface) not written or printed on (syn: blank, white)a clean page
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exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play (syn: sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty)a clean fight
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without difficulties or problemsa clean test flight
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thorough and without qualificationa clean getaway
a clean sweep
a clean break
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not carrying concealed weapons-
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed (syn: neat)he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek
a clean throw
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free of drugsafter a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years
adverb
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completely; used as intensifiers (syn: plum, plumb)clean forgot the appointment
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in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating (syn: fair, fairly)Extra examples
This table isn't clean. There's a sticky spot where something spilled.
He keeps a very clean house.
The janitor does a good job of keeping the office clean.
I wiped the baby's face clean.
He's a clean young man.
Cats are very clean animals.
Solar power provides clean energy.
Somehow, the top of the machine came clean off.
The nail went clean through the wall.
The fish were jumping clean out of the water.
The carpet needs to be cleaned.
They divide household duties so that she cleans and her husband cooks.
They cleaned the fish and cooked them on the campfire.
He took a clean sheet of paper.
A piece of clean land to husband on.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: clean
he/she/it: cleans
present participle: cleaning
past tense: cleaned
past participle: cleaned
adjective
comparative: cleaner
superlative: cleanest
