clean (Verb) — Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from. ex. "Clean the stove!" ex. "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
clean (Verb) — Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits. ex. "Clean the turkey"
clean (Verb) — Clean and tidy up the house. ex. "She cleans house every week"
clean (Verb) — Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing. ex. "clean up before you see your grandparents" ex. "clean your fingernails before dinner"
clean (Verb) — Be cleanable. ex. "This stove cleans easily"
clean (Verb) — Deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.. ex. "The other players cleaned him completely"
clean (Verb) — Remove all contents or possessions from, or empty completely. ex. "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters" ex. "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
clean (Verb) — Remove while making clean. ex. "Clean the spots off the rug"
clean (Verb) — (chemistry) remove impurities from, esp. by a chemical reaction.
clean (Verb) — Remove shells or husks from. ex. "clean grain before milling it"
clean (Adjective) — Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits. ex. "children with clean shining faces" ex. "clean white shirts" ex. "clean dishes" ex. "a spotlessly clean house" ex. "cats are clean animals"
clean (Adjective) — Free from restrictions or qualifications. ex. "a clean bill of health"
clean (Adjective) — (of sound or colour) free from anything that dulls or dims. ex. "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"
clean (Adjective) — Free from impurities. ex. "clean water"
clean (Adjective) — (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offence. ex. "a clean voting record" ex. "a clean driver's licence"
clean (Adjective) — (religion) ritually clean or pure.
clean (Adjective) — Not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination. ex. "a clean fuel" ex. "cleaner and more efficient engines" ex. "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
clean (Adjective) — (of behaviour or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers. ex. "a clean joke" ex. "good clean fun"
clean (Adjective) — Free from sepsis or infection. ex. "a clean wound"
clean (Adjective) — Morally pure. ex. "led a clean life"
clean (Adjective) — (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections. ex. "a clean manuscript"
clean (Adjective) — (of a surface) not written or printed on. ex. "a clean page"
clean (Adjective) — Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play. ex. "a clean fight"
clean (Adjective) — Without difficulties or problems. ex. "a clean test flight"
clean (Adjective) — Thorough and without qualification. ex. "a clean getaway" ex. "a clean sweep" ex. "a clean break"
clean (Adjective) — Not carrying concealed weapons.
clean (Adjective) — Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed. ex. "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek" ex. "a clean throw"
clean (Adjective) — Free of drugs. ex. "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
clean (Noun) — A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead.
clean (Adverb) — Completely; used as an intensifier. ex. "clean forgot the appointment" ex. "I'm clean tuckered out"
clean (Adverb) — In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating. ex. "they played clean"