Clean

English Meaning

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

1. Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled.
2. Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated: clean air; clean drinking water.
3. Not infected: a clean wound.
4. Producing relatively little pollution: a clean fuel; a cleaner, more efficient engine.
5. Producing relatively little radioactive fallout or contamination: a clean nuclear bomb.
6. Having no imperfections or blemishes; regular or even: a clean edge; a smooth, clean joint.
7. Not ornate or intricate; spare: "the clean lines and exquisite proportions of early modernism” ( Judith Thurman).
8. Sharply defined; clear-cut: a clean outline against the sky.
9. Free from clumsiness; deft; adroit: a clean throw.
10. Devoid of restrictions or encumbrances: a clean bill of health.
11. Thorough; complete: a clean getaway.
12. Having few alterations or corrections; legible: clean manuscript.
13. Blank: a clean page.
14. Morally pure; virtuous: led a clean life.
15. Having no marks of discredit or offense: a clean voting record.
16. Fit for all readers, listeners, or audiences; not ribald or obscene: a clean joke.
17. Honest or fair: a clean fighter; a clean competition.
18. Slang Not carrying concealed weapons or drugs.
19. Slang Innocent of a suspected crime.
20. Informal Free from narcotics addiction.
21. Informal Showing no evidence of using banned or performance-enhancing substances: proven to be clean before the race.
22. So as to be unsoiled: wash the dishes clean.
23. In a fair manner: played the game clean.
24. In a clean or nonpolluting manner: a fuel that burns clean.
25. Informal Entirely; wholly: clean forgot the appointment.
26. To rid of dirt, rubbish, or impurities: clean a room; clean a suit.
27. To get rid of (impurities or dirt, for example); remove: cleaned up the trash; cleaned off the stains.
28. To prepare (fowl or other food) for cooking, as by removing the entrails or fat.
29. To remove the contents from; empty: cleaned my plate.
30. Sports To lift (a barbell) from the floor to the shoulders in one motion.
31. To undergo or perform an act of cleaning.
32. clean out To rid of dirt, rubbish, or impurities.
33. clean out To empty of contents or occupants.
34. clean out Informal To drive or force out: cleaned out the incompetent workers.
35. clean out Slang To deprive completely of money or material wealth: The robbery cleaned us out.
36. clean up To make clean or orderly.
37. clean up To make oneself clean, neat, or presentable.
38. clean up To dispose of; settle: cleaned up the unpaid bills.
39. clean up Slang To make a large profit, often in a short period of time: cleaned up during the bull market.
40. clean house Slang To eliminate or discard what is undesirable: The scandal forced the company to clean house.