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Clean

Adjective

Définitions

1.AdjectiveFree of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
"Are these dishes clean? Your room is finally clean!For a baby, happiness is a full bottle and a clean diaper.; clean steel"
2.AdjectiveOf metal, having relatively few impurities.
"clean steel"
3.AdjectiveFree of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
"Insert a clean swab into your nose.; I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married."
4.AdjectiveDevoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
"I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married."
5.AdjectiveFree of imperfections, blemishes, or defects. Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
"Our team won, but it wasn't clean.; clean land; clean timber; Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer."
6.AdjectiveOf a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
"Our team won, but it wasn't clean."
7.AdjectiveOf a route, ascended without falling.
8.AdjectiveFree from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
"clean land; clean timber"
9.AdjectiveIn an unmarked condition; blank.
"Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer."
10.AdjectiveFree of immorality or criminality. Pure, especially morally or religiously.
"Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean.; go clean; I've been clean this time for eight months.; Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!; I'm clean, officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want."
11.AdjectivePure, especially morally or religiously.
"Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean."
12.AdjectiveNot using drugs or alcohol.
"go clean; I've been clean this time for eight months."
13.AdjectiveFree from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and therefore without restrictions or penalties).
"Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!"
14.AdjectiveNot in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
"I'm clean, officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want."
15.AdjectiveDevoid of profanity.
16.AdjectiveFree of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
"We are currently clean on OPSEC."
17.AdjectiveEmpty.
"The cargo hold is clean.; Mister, I want to see a clean dinner plate or there'll be no dessert for you."
18.AdjectiveSmooth, exact, and performed well.
"I'll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.; a clean leap over a fence; a clean left-footed shot into the top corner of the goal"
19.AdjectiveThat does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
"clean energy; clean coal; clean tourism"
20.AdjectiveAllowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
21.AdjectiveHaving the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
22.AdjectiveWell-proportioned; shapely.
"clean limbs"
23.AdjectiveCool or neat.
"Wow, dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!"
24.AdjectiveUtter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
"a clean sweep"
25.NounA removal of dirt.
"This place needs a clean.; Give the pan a thorough clean."
26.NounThe first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
27.NounOf heavy metal, clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.
28.VerbTo remove dirt from a place or object.
"Can you clean the windows today?"
29.VerbTo tidy up, make a place neat.
"Clean your room right now!"
30.VerbTo remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
31.VerbTo make things clean in general.
"She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her."
32.VerbTo remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
33.VerbTo brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
34.VerbTo purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
35.VerbSynonym of clean up.
36.VerbTo remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
"The fishmonger cleaned the mackerel."
37.VerbTo beat, to thrash; to defeat.
38.AdverbFully and completely.
"He was stabbed clean through.; You must be clean mad.; The wave went clean over the old lighthouse."
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