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(adverb) (slang) completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" |
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Synonyms: plum, plumb |
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(satellite adjective) free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years" |
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(satellite adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" |
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Synonyms: neat |
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(verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits, as of chickens or fruit; "Clean the turkey" |
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Synonyms: pick |
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Related Words: remove, take, take away |
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(verb) remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it" |
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Related Words: remove, take, take away |
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(satellite adjective) not carrying concealed weapons |
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(satellite adjective) (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver's license" |
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(adjective) free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" |
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Antonyms: dirty |
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(adjective) (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" |
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Synonyms: unobjectionable |
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Antonyms: dirty |
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(adjective) not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" |
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Synonyms: uncontaminating |
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Antonyms: dirty |
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(adjective) (religion) ritually clean or pure |
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Antonyms: unclean |
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(satellite adjective) thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break" |
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(satellite adjective) marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" |
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Synonyms: sporting, sportsmanlike |
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(verb) remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug" |
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Related Words: remove, take, take away |
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(verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
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Synonyms: make clean |
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Related Words: alter, bream, brush, change, disinfect, dry clean, dust, hoover, hygienize, launder, mop, pipe-clay, plume, preen, sanitize, scavenge, steam, steam clean, swab, sweep, swob, vacuum, vacuum-clean, wash |
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Antonyms: dirty |
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(verb) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"; deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely" |
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Synonyms: strip |
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Related Words: remove, take, take away |
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(satellite adjective) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" |
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Synonyms: fair |
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(satellite adjective) morally pure; "led a clean life" |
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Synonyms: clean-living |
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(satellite adjective) without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight" |
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(satellite adjective) free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" |
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Synonyms: fresh |
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(satellite adjective) (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" |
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Synonyms: clear, light, unclouded |
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(satellite adjective) free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" |
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Synonyms: clear |
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(verb) be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily" |
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Related Words: be |
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(verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
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Synonyms: cleanse |
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Related Words: bath, bathe, decontaminate, douche, floss, groom, lather, lave, neaten, soap, wash |
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(verb) remove unwanted substances from, as in chemistry |
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Synonyms: scavenge |
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Related Words: remove, take, take away |
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(noun) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead |
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Synonyms: clean and jerk |
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Related Words: weightlifting |
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(satellite adjective) of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" |
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Synonyms: blank, white |
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(satellite adjective) free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound" |
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Synonyms: uninfected |
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(adverb) in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" |
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Synonyms: fair, fairly |
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(verb) make the house clean; "She housecleans every week" |
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Synonyms: clean house, houseclean |
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Related Words: clean up, neaten, spring-clean, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up |
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