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Definition: Meaning of, clean in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kliːn /

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clean cleaner cleanest
  1. not dirty without any dirt, marks etc
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  2. people/animals having a clean appearance and habits
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  3. environment containing or producing nothing that is dirty or harmful [↪  cleanly]
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  4. fair or legal done in a fair or legal way
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  5. fair or legal showing that you have followed the rules
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  6. fair or legal [not before noun] informal not hiding any weapons or illegal drugs
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  7. fair or legal [not before noun] no longer taking illegal drugs
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  8. not offensive talk, jokes, behaviour etc that are clean are not offensive or about sex
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  9. come clean informal to finally tell the truth about something you have been hiding
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  10. make a clean breast of it to admit that you have done something wrong so that you no longer feel guilty
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  11. a clean break a complete and sudden separation from a person, organization, or situation
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  12. clean sheet/slate a record of someone's work, behaviour, performance etc that shows they have not done anything wrong or made any mistakes
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  13. clean hands if a person, government, organization etc has clean hands, they have done something in a fair or legal way
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  14. paper a piece of paper that is clean has not yet been used [=  fresh]
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  15. smooth having a smooth or regular edge or surface [↪  cleanly]
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  16. a clean bill of health a report that says you are healthy or that a machine or building is safe
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  17. a clean sweep a very impressive victory in a competition, election etc
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  18. a clean sweep a complete change in a company or organization, often by removing people
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  19. taste having a fresh pleasant taste
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  20. clean copy a piece of writing without mistakes or other marks written on it
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  21. movement a clean movement in sport is skilful and exact
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
clean cleaned cleaned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
cleaning cleans
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing [↪  cleanse]
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to clean a building or other people's houses as your job
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  3. clean your teeth British English to make your teeth clean using a TOOTHBRUSH and TOOTHPASTE [=  brush your teeth American English]
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  4. [transitive] to remove the inside parts of an animal or bird before cooking it
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  5. clean your plate to eat all your food
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clean cleaner cleanest
  1. used to emphasize the fact that an action or movement is complete and thorough
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  1. a process in which you clean something
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clean used in phrases

  • clean and jerk (noun)
    1. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
  • clean bill of health (noun)
    1. an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition
  • clean bomb (noun)
    1. an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination
  • clean house (verb)
    1. clean and tidy up the house
  • clean room (noun)
    1. a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment
  • clean slate (noun)
    1. an opportunity to start over without prejudice
  • clean-burning (adjective)
    1. leaving little contamination while consuming fuel
  • clean-cut (adjective)
    1. someone who is clean-cut looks neat and clean, and appears to have a good moral character
  • clean-handed (adjective)
    1. free from evil or guilt
  • clean-limbed (adjective)
    1. having well-proportioned limbs
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clean used in phrasal verbs

  • clean down (phrasal verb)
    1. to remove the dirt from something, especially from an upright surface
  • clean out (phrasal verb)
    1. to make a place or container clean or tidy by removing objects that are not wanted and getting rid of any dirt or dust in it
    2. to remove objects from a place or container in order to make it tidy
  • clean up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to make a place completely clean and tidy
    2. [transitive] to remove objects from a place in order to make it completely clean and tidy
  • clean up after (phrasal verb)
    1. clean up after someone to clean a place after someone has made it dirty or untidy
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