clean(n = noun.act) clean and jerk - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead;

1.  clean(v = verb.contact) make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
Antonym: dirty
Derived form noun cleaner₁, noun cleaner₂, noun cleaner₃, noun cleaning₁
Sample sentences: They %s the cape

2.  clean(v = verb.change) pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

3.  clean(v = verb.contact) clean house, houseclean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
Derived form noun cleaner₃, noun cleaning₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

4.  clean(v = verb.body) cleanse - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
Derived form noun cleaning₁
Sample sentences: They %s themselves

5.  clean(v = verb.stative) - be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
Derived form noun cleaning₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP

6.  clean(v = verb.contact) - deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

7.  clean(v = verb.contact) strip - remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s somebody of something; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

8.  clean(v = verb.contact) - remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
Derived form noun cleaning₁
Sample sentences: They %s the snow from the path

9.  clean(v = verb.change) scavenge - remove unwanted substances from;
Derived form noun cleaning₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

10.  clean(v = verb.change) - remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"
Sample sentences: The chefs %s the vegetables

1.  clean(a = adj.all) - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean dishes"; "clean white shirts"
Antonym: dirty
Derived form noun cleanness₁

2.  clean(s = adj.all) clear - free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"

3.  clean(s = adj.all) clear, light, unclouded - (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"

4.  clean(s = adj.all) fresh - free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"
Derived form noun cleanness₁

5.  clean(s = adj.all) - (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean driver's license"; "a clean voting record"

6.  clean(a = adj.all) - ritually clean or pure;
Antonym: unclean

7.  clean(a = adj.all) uncontaminating - not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
Antonym: dirty
Derived form noun cleanness₁

8.  clean(a = adj.all) unobjectionable - (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "a clean joke"; "good clean fun"
Antonym: dirty

9.  clean(s = adj.all) uninfected - free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
Derived form noun cleanness₁

10.  clean(s = adj.all) clean-living - morally pure; "led a clean life"
Derived form noun cleanness₂

11.  clean(s = adj.all) fair - (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "a clean manuscript"; "fair copy"

12.  clean(s = adj.all) blank, white - (of a surface) not written or printed on; "a clean page"; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "wide white margins"

13.  clean(s = adj.all) sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty - exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
Derived form noun cleanness₂

14.  clean(s = adj.all) - without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"

15.  clean(s = adj.all) - thorough and without qualification; "a clean break"; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"

16.  clean(s = adj.all) - not carrying concealed weapons;

17.  clean(s = adj.all) neat - free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "a clean throw"; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"

18.  clean(s = adj.all) - free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"

1.  clean(r = adv.all) plum, plumb - completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"

2.  clean(r = adv.all) fair, fairly - in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"

1.  Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes. [1913 Webster]

2.  Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber. [1913 Webster]

3.  Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, a clean trick; a clean leap over a fence. [1913 Webster]

4.  Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style. [1913 Webster]

5.  Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire. [1913 Webster]

6.  Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure. [1913 Webster]

7.  Free from ceremonial defilement. [1913 Webster]

8.  Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy. F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]

9.  Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs. [1913 Webster]

1.  Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely. Shak.

2.  Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously. Henley. [1913 Webster]

   To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse. [1913 Webster]

clean, adj., adv., v., & n.
--adj.
1 (often foll. by of) free from dirt or contaminating matter, unsoiled.
2 clear; unused or unpolluted; preserving what is regarded as the original state (clean air; clean page).
3 free from obscenity or indecency.
4 a attentive to personal hygiene and cleanliness. b (of children and animals) toilet-trained or house-trained.
5 complete, clear-cut, unobstructed, even.
6 a (of a ship, aircraft, or car) streamlined, smooth. b well-formed, slender and shapely (clean-limbed; the car has clean lines).
7 adroit, skilful (clean fielding).
8 (of a nuclear weapon) producing relatively little fallout.
9 a free from ceremonial defilement or from disease. b (of food) not prohibited.
10 a free from any record of a crime, offence, etc. (a clean driving-licence). b sl. free from suspicion; not carrying incriminating material.
11 (of a taste, smell, etc.) sharp, fresh, distinctive.
12 (of timber) free from knots.
--adv.
1 completely, outright, simply (clean bowled; cut clean through; clean forgot).
2 in a clean manner.
--v.
1 tr. (also foll. by of) & intr. make or become clean.
2 tr. eat all the food on (one's plate).
3 tr. Cookery remove the innards of (fish or fowl).
4 intr. make oneself clean.
--n. the act or process of cleaning or being cleaned (give it a clean).

Idiom:
clean bill of health see BILL(1). clean break a quick and final separation. clean-cut sharply outlined. clean down clean by brushing or wiping. clean hands freedom from guilt. clean-living of upright character. clean out
1 clean thoroughly.
2 sl. empty or deprive (esp. of money). clean-shaven without beard, whiskers, moustache. clean sheet (or slate) freedom from commitments or imputations; the removal of these from one's record.
clean up
1 a clear (a mess) away. b (also absol.) put (things) tidy. c make (oneself) clean.
2 restore order or morality to.
3 sl. a acquire as gain or profit. b make a gain or profit. clean-up n. an act of cleaning up. come clean colloq. own up; confess everything. make a clean breast of see BREAST. make a clean job of colloq. do thoroughly. make a clean sweep of see SWEEP.

Derivative:
cleanable adj. cleanish adj. cleanness n.

Etymology:
OE cl{aelig}ne (adj. & adv.), clene (adv.), f. WG

N  perfection, perfectness, indefectibility, impeccancy, impeccability, pink, beau ideal, phenix, paragon, pink of perfection, acme of perfection, ne plus ultra, summit, cygne noir, philosopher's stone, chrysolite, Koh-i-noor, model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable Crichton, trump, very prince of, masterpiece, superexcellence, transcendence, perfect, faultless, indefective, indeficient, indefectible, immaculate, spotless, impeccable, free from imperfection, unblemished, uninjured, sound, sound as a roach, in perfect condition, scathless, intact, harmless, seaworthy, right as a trivet, in seipso totus teres atque rotundus, consummate, finished, best, model, standard, inimitable, unparagoned, unparalleled, superhuman, divine, beyond all praise, sans peur et sans reproche, to perfection, perfectly, ad unguem, clean, clean as a whistle, let us go on unto perfection, the perfection of art is to conceal art.

VB  be clean, render clean, clean, cleanse, mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up, wash, lave, launder, buck, absterge, deterge, decrassify, clear, purify, depurate, despumate, defecate, purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack, filter, filtrate, drain, strain, disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize, whitewash, castrate, emasculate, sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep, rout out, clear out, sweep out, make a clean sweep of.

N  cleanness, cleanliness, purity, cleaning, purification, defecation, purgation, lustration, detersion, abstersion, epuration, mundation, ablution, lavation, colature, disinfection, drainage, sewerage, lavatory, laundry, washhouse, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman, scavenger, dustman, sweep, white wings brush, broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter, blotter, napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary, doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab, cover, drugget, wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative, purifier, disinfectant, aperient, benzene, benzine benzol, benolin, bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative, clean, cleanly, pure, immaculate, spotless, stainless, taintless, trig, without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected, sweet, sweet as a nut, neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens, cleaned, kempt, abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying, neatly, clean as a whistle.

N  completeness, completion, integration, allness, entirety, perfection, solidity, solidarity, unity, all, ne plus ultra, ideal, limit, complement, supplement, make-weight, filling, up, impletion, saturation, saturity, high water, high tide, flood tide, spring tide, fill, load, bumper, bellyful, brimmer, sufficiency, complete, entire, whole, perfect, full, good, absolute, thorough, plenary, solid, undivided, with all its parts, all- sided, exhaustive, radical, sweeping, thorough-going, dead, regular, consummate, unmitigated, sheer, unqualified, unconditional, free, abundant, brimming, brimful, topful, topfull, chock full, choke full, as full as an egg is of meat, as full as a vetch, saturated, crammed, replete, fraught, laden, full-laden, full-fraught, full-charged, heavy laden, completing, supplemental, supplementary, ascititious, completely, altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite, all out, over head and ears, effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders, neck and heel, neck and crop, in all respects, in every respect, at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes, toto coelo, utterly, clean, clean as a whistle, to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone, hollow, stark, heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground, to the top of one's bent, as far as possible, a outrance, throughout, from first to last, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from Dan to Beersheba, from head to foot, from top to toe, from top to bottom, de fond en comble, a fond, a capite ad calcem, ab ovo usque ad mala, fore and aft, every, whit, every inch, cap-a-pie, to the end of the chapter, up to the brim, up to the ears, up to the eyes, as a as can be, on all accounts, sous tous les rapports, with a vengeance, with a witness, falsus in uno falsus in omnibus, false in one thing, false in everything, omnem movere lapidem, una scopa nuova spazza bene.