clean
clean
kli:n
klin
/kliːn/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "clean"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻžāϪ⧁āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ

not having any bacteria, marks, or dirt
clean definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She used a clean cloth to wipe the dusty furniture.
āϧ⧂āϞāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ›āϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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not causing or spreading pollution or contamination, especially radioactive contamination

clean definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They aim to develop clean energy sources that produce no waste.
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āĻĒāϰāĻŽ, āύāĻŋāσāĻļāĻ°ā§āϤ

free of restrictions or qualifications
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāϞ

(of air) having no pollution or harmful substances
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mountains offer clean, crisp air, free from the smog of the city.
āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāϤ⧇āϜ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ

(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
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āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‹āώ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ

(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύ

free of drugs
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻž

not carrying concealed weapons
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ

(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
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āĻĒāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ, āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ

ritually clean or pure
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ

free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ

free from sepsis or infection
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‹āώ

thorough and without qualification
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

without difficulties or problems
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻĻāĻžāĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ

free from marks or stains, often appearing blank and white
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist preferred a clean canvas to work on, free from any previous colors or smudges.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϰāĻ™ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāϏ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϏ⧁āϞāĻ­, āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύ

(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
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āĻĒāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāϞ

morally pure
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āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻļ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋ

looking fresh, sharp, or well-dressed
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She always keeps her outfits clean and stylish.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻļ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make something have no bacteria, marks, or dirt
Transitive: to clean sth
to clean definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I usually clean the floors with a mop and cleaner.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŽā§‹āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to trim or cut off excess fat, gristle, or other undesirable portions from meat or poultry before cooking
Transitive: to clean meat or poultry
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She cleaned the pork loin before seasoning it with herbs.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϭ⧇āώāϜ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽāĻļāϞāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ‚āϏ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to organize or arrange a space to make it neat and free of clutter
Transitive: to clean a space
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We need to clean the living room before our guests arrive.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ‚ āϰ⧁āĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cleanse one's body or body parts by washing
Transitive: to clean body parts
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n’t forget to clean your face before applying the moisturizer.
āĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻļā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to take off the outer covering from an object like seeds or nuts
Transitive: to clean a grain or nut
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The workers cleaned the corn, removing the husks and silk.
āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰāĻž āϭ⧁āĻŸā§āϟāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ• āϏāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž

to remove dirt, stains, or marks from a surface
Transitive: to clean dirt or impurities off sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He quickly cleaned the mud off his shoes before entering the house.
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to remove all contents or elements, leaving a space or object bare
Transitive: to clean a space or contrainer
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company cleaned their warehouse, leaving it ready for renovations.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϞ⧁āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to take away someone's money or belongings
Transitive: to clean sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She warned him about online fraud, saying, " They 'll clean you if you're not careful. "
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ āϜāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, "āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āύāĻž āĻšāĻ“āĨ¤"
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž

to become free of dirt, stains, or impurities through a cleaning process
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpet did n’t clean as well as I hoped, even after multiple attempts.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒ⧇āϟāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āϤāϤāϟāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋ, āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ“āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύ

a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
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āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇, āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ

completely; used as intensifiers
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€

in a way that follows the rules, laws, or accepted standards
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They fought clean, never once breaking the rules.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϙ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

cleanly
cleanly
cleanness
clean
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ