CLEAN
\klˈiːn], \klˈiːn], \k_l_ˈiː_n]\
Definitions of CLEAN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
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a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
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in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"
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free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
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not carrying concealed weapons
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(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver's license"
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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"
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(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
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marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
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clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
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morally pure; "led a clean life"
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clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
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(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
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make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
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(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"
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not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
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free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
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remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"
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remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
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remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
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deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"
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ritually clean or pure
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thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"
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without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
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free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"
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free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
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completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
By Princeton University
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be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
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a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
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(slang) completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
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in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"
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free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
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not carrying concealed weapons
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(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver's license"
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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"
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(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
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(religion) ritually clean or pure
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marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
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clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
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morally pure; "led a clean life"
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clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
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(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
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make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
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(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"
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not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
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free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
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Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
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Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
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Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
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Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
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Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
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Free from ceremonial defilement.
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Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy.
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Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
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Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely.
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To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.
By Oddity Software
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Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
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Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
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Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
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Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
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Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
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Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
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Free from ceremonial defilement.
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Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy.
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Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
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Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely.
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To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.
By Noah Webster.
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Free from dirt; unadulterated; free from imperfections; shapely; free from awkward bungling; morally pure.
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Wholly; without limitation.
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To remove dirt from.
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Cleanness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Cleanness.
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Free from stain or whatever defiles: pure: guiltless: neat.
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Quite: entirely: cleverly.
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To make clean, or free from dirt.
By Daniel Lyons
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Cleanness.
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To make clean; cleanse.
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Free from dirt, impurity, or defilement; unblemished; pure; complete.
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In a clean manner; unqualifiedly; wholly.
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Cleaner.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Free from stain, or alloy, or blemish, or imperfection, or disease, or awkwardness, or any defect; pure; guiltless; holy; in whaling, without a fish.
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Quite; entirely; dexterously.
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To make clean; to pnrify; to cleanse. A clean bill, a bill declaring a ship free from infection.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Free from dirt or any offensive matter; not foul; free from moral impurity; pure; neat; dexterous or adroit.
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Perfectly; wholly; fully.
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To free from dirt or any foulness.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] Free from dirt or filth; —without defects; —free from awkwardness; adroit; dexterous; —free from restraint or limitation; complete; —free from moral defilement; sinless; pure; free from ceremonial defilement.
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adv. Quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely; —dexterously.
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