clean /klin/
1. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
synset: clean_and_jerk, clean
1. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
synset: clean, make_clean
antonym: dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
2. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
3. clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
synset: houseclean, clean_house, clean
4. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
5. be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
synset: clean
6. deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"
synset: clean
7. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
8. remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
synset: clean
9. remove unwanted substances from
10. remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"
synset: clean
1. 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"
synset: clean
antonym: dirty, soiled, unclean
synset: clean
7. not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
synset: clean, uncontaminating
8. (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
synset: clean, unobjectionable
1. completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
2. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"
antonym: unfairly, below_the_belt
2. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
3. (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"
synset: clean, clear, light, unclouded
4. free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"
5. (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license"
synset: clean
9. free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
synset: uninfected, clean
10. morally pure; "led a clean life"
synset: clean, clean-living
11. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
12. (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
13. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
synset: clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike
14. without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
synset: clean
15. thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"
synset: clean
16. not carrying concealed weapons
synset: clean
17. 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"
18. free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
synset: clean
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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