Synonyms for Clean
31 senses across 4 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Clean" (adjective) include cleanable, cleanly, dry-cleaned, fresh, unused.
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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free of restrictions or qualifications
"a clean bill of health" "a clear winner"
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clear
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unqualified
(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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clearlightunclouded
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pure
free from impurities
"clean water" "fresh air"
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fresh
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pure
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
"a clean voting record" "a clean driver's license"
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perfect
ritually clean or pure
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halalkoshercosher
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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uncontaminating
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
"good clean fun" "a clean joke"
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unobjectionable
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antiseptic
free from sepsis or infection
"a clean (or uninfected) wound"
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uninfected
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antiseptic
morally pure
"led a clean life"
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clean-living
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moral
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"fair copy" "a clean manuscript"
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fair
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legible
(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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blankwhite
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empty
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
"a clean fight" "a sporting solution of the disagreement" "sportsmanlike conduct"
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sportingsportysportsmanlike
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fairjust
without difficulties or problems
"a clean test flight"
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easy
thorough and without qualification
"a clean getaway" "a clean sweep" "a clean break"
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complete
not carrying concealed weapons
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unarmed
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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neat
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adroit
free of drugs
"after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
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unaddicted
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dirtyunclean
Verb
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
"Clean the stove!" "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
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make clean
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disinfectbrushdustvacuumsanitizebreamsteampreensweepwash uppipe-clayscavengedry cleanwash
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change
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
"Clean the turkey"
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pick
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remove
clean and tidy up the house
"She housecleans every week"
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housecleanclean house
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g.i.spring-clean
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tidy
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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cleanse
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bathewashsoapdoucheflossdecontaminate
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groom
be cleanable
"This stove cleans easily"
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be
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
"The other players cleaned him completely"
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deprive
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
"The boys cleaned the sandwich platters" "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
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strip
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remove
remove while making clean
"Clean the spots off the rug"
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remove
remove unwanted substances from
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scavenge
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remove
remove shells or husks from
"clean grain before milling it"
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remove
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dirty
Adverb
completely; used as intensifiers
"clean forgot the appointment" "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
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plumbplum
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
"they played fairly"
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fairlyfair
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unfairly
Noun
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
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clean and jerk
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weightlift
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