ALL meanings of clean
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C c - adjective clean Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks. 3
- adjective clean You say that people or animals are clean when they keep themselves or their surroundings clean. 3
- adjective clean A clean fuel or chemical process does not create many harmful or polluting substances. 3
- verb clean If you clean something or clean dirt off it, you make it free from dirt and unwanted marks, for example by washing or wiping it. If something cleans easily, it is easy to clean. 3
- verb clean Clean is also a noun. 3
- verb clean If you clean a room or house, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust. 3
- adjective clean If you describe something such as a book, joke, or lifestyle as clean, you think that they are not sexually immoral or offensive. 3
- adjective clean If someone has a clean reputation or record, they have never done anything illegal or wrong. 3
- adjective clean A clean game or fight is carried out fairly, according to the rules. 3
- graded adjective clean If you describe a flavour, smell, or colour as clean, you like it because it is light and fresh. 3
- adjective clean A clean sheet of paper has no writing or drawing on it. 3
- adjective clean If you make a clean break or start, you end a situation completely and start again in a different way. 3
- adverb clean Clean is used to emphasize that something was done completely. 3
- graded adjective clean A clean shape is simple and regular, with definite, smooth edges. 3
- adjective clean You can describe an action as clean to indicate that it is carried out simply and quickly without mistakes. 3
- adjective clean without dirt or other impurities; unsoiled 3
- adjective clean without anything in it or on it 3
- adjective clean recently washed; fresh 3
- adjective clean without extraneous or foreign materials 3
- adjective clean without defect, difficulties, or problems 3
- adjective clean (of a nuclear weapon) producing little or no radioactive fallout or contamination 3
- adjective clean uncontaminated 3
- adjective clean (of a wound, etc) having no pus or other sign of infection 3
- adjective clean pure; morally sound 3
- adjective clean without objectionable language or obscenity 3
- adjective clean (of printer's proofs, etc) relatively free from errors; easily readable 3
- adjective clean thorough or complete 3
- adjective clean dexterous or adroit 3
- adjective clean played fairly and without fouls 3
- adjective clean simple in design 3
- adjective clean causing little turbulence; streamlined 3
- adjective clean (of an aircraft) having no projections, such as rockets, flaps, etc, into the airstream 3
- adjective clean honourable or respectable 3
- adjective clean habitually neat 3
- adjective clean (esp of a driving licence) showing or having no record of offences 3
- adjective clean innocent; not guilty 3
- adjective clean not carrying illegal drugs, weapons, etc 3
- adjective clean having its bottom clean 3
- adjective clean having a satisfactory bill of health 3
- adjective clean (of persons) free from ceremonial defilement 3
- adjective clean (of animals, birds, and fish) lawful to eat 3
- adjective clean morally and spiritually pure 3
- verb clean to make or become free of dirt, filth, etc 3
- verb clean to remove in making clean 3
- verb clean to prepare (fish, poultry, etc) for cooking 3
- adverb clean in a clean way; cleanly 3
- adverb clean (intensifier) 3
- noun clean the act or an instance of cleaning 3
- adjective clean free from dirt, contamination, impurities, etc.; unsoiled; unstained 3
- adjective clean free from disease, infection, radioactivity, etc. 3