Hyphenation of clean

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clean

Definitions of clean:

1.
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
2.
Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
Clean the stove! The dentist cleaned my teeth
3.
Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Clean the turkey
4.
Clean and tidy up the house
She housecleans every week
5.
Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Clean up before you see your grandparents Clean your fingernails before dinner
6.
Be cleanable
This stove cleans easily
7.
Deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
The other players cleaned him completely
8.
Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
The boys cleaned the sandwich platters The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
9.
Remove while making clean
Clean the spots off the rug
10.
Remove unwanted substances from
11.
Remove shells or husks from
Clean grain before milling it
12.
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
13.
Free of restrictions or qualifications
A clean bill of health A clear winner
14.
(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
15.
Free from impurities
Clean water Fresh air
16.
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
A clean voting record A clean driver's license
17.
Ritually clean or pure
18.
Not spreading pollution or contamination
Especially radioactive contamination A clean fuel Cleaner and more efficient engines The tactical bomb is reasonably clean
19.
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements
Fit for all observers Good clean fun A clean joke
20.
Free from sepsis or infection
A clean (or uninfected) wound
21.
Morally pure
Led a clean life
22.
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
Fair copy A clean manuscript
23.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
Blank pages Fill in the blank spaces A clean page Wide white margins
24.
Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
A clean fight A sporting solution of the disagreement Sportsmanlike conduct
25.
Without difficulties or problems
A clean test flight
26.
Thorough and without qualification
A clean getaway A clean sweep A clean break
27.
Not carrying concealed weapons
28.
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
29.
Free of drugs
After a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years
30.
Completely
Used as intensifiers Clean forgot the appointment I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out
31.
In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
They played fairly

Synonyms of clean:

adj clean, cleanable, cleaned, cleansed, cleanly, dry-cleaned, fresh, unused, immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless, pristine, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, washed, water-washed, scrubbed, antiseptic, tidy
adj clear, unqualified
adj clear, light, unclouded, pure
adj fresh, pure
adj perfect
adj clean, halal, kosher, cosher, pure
adj clean, uncontaminating
adj clean, unobjectionable, antiseptic, decent
adj uninfected, antiseptic
adj clean-living, moral
adj fair, legible
adj blank, white, empty
adj sporting, sportsmanlike, fair, just
adj complete
adj unblemished
adj unarmed
adj neat, adroit
adj unaddicted
nounclean and jerk, weightlifting
verbmake clean, change, alter, modify
verb pick, remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb houseclean, clean house, tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away
verb cleanse, groom, neaten
verb be
verb deprive, strip, divest
verb strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb scavenge, remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb remove, take, take away, withdraw
adv plumb, plum
adv fairly, fair

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