To remove unwanted substances from (e.g. food), such as feathers, peels or pits.
of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
not carrying concealed weapons
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver's license"
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"
(religion) ritually clean or pure
thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"
without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"
remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
morally pure; "led a clean life"
free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
(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"
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
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"
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits, as of chickens or fruit; "Clean the turkey"
(slang) completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"; deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc; "The other players cleaned him completely"
not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"
make the house clean; "She housecleans every week"
remove unwanted substances from, as in chemistry
free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
clean one''s body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
remove unwanted substances from
clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"
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"
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver''s license"
ritually clean or pure
completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I''m plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
remove shells or husks from
remove while making clean
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
clean and tidy up the house
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
be cleanable
free of drugs
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
thorough and without qualification
without difficulties or problems
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
(of a surface) not written or printed on
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
morally pure
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
free from impurities
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
free of restrictions or qualifications
free from sepsis or infection
completely; used as intensifiers
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
