CLEAN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
   Synonym(s)
   • clean and jerk (what does clean and jerk mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weightlifting (what does weightlifting mean?)

CLEAN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • clean one’’s body or parts thereof, as by washing
   Synonym(s)
   • cleanse (what does cleanse mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • clean up before you see your grandparents
   • clean your fingernails before dinner
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • groom (what does groom mean?)
   • neaten (what does neaten mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bathe (what does bathe mean?)
   • wash (what does wash mean?)
   • wash (what does wash mean?)
   • lave (what does lave mean?)
   • soap (what does soap mean?)
   • lather (what does lather mean?)
   • bathe (what does bathe mean?)
   • bath (what does bath mean?)
   • douche (what does douche mean?)
   • floss (what does floss mean?)
   • decontaminate (what does decontaminate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
   • cleansing agent (what does cleansing agent mean?)
   • cleanser (what does cleanser mean?)
   • cleaner (what does cleaner mean?)
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
2. Meaning
   • remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
   Synonym(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Clean the turkey
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
3. Meaning
   • remove shells or husks from
   Usage Example(s)
   • clean grain before milling it
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
4. Meaning
   • remove unwanted substances from
   Synonym(s)
   • scavenge (what does scavenge mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
   • scavenger (what does scavenger mean?)
5. Meaning
   • remove while making clean
   Usage Example(s)
   • Clean the spots off the rug
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
6. Meaning
   • make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
   Synonym(s)
   • make clean (what does make clean mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Clean the stove!
   • The dentist cleaned my teeth
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   • soil (what does soil mean?)
   • begrime (what does begrime mean?)
   • grime (what does grime mean?)
   • colly (what does colly mean?)
   • bemire (what does bemire mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disinfect (what does disinfect mean?)
   • brush (what does brush mean?)
   • dust (what does dust mean?)
   • vacuum (what does vacuum mean?)
   • vacuum-clean (what does vacuum-clean mean?)
   • hoover (what does hoover mean?)
   • sanitize (what does sanitize mean?)
   • sanitise (what does sanitise mean?)
   • hygienize (what does hygienize mean?)
   • hygienise (what does hygienise mean?)
   • bream (what does bream mean?)
   • steam (what does steam mean?)
   • steam clean (what does steam clean mean?)
   • preen (what does preen mean?)
   • plume (what does plume mean?)
   • sweep (what does sweep mean?)
   • wash up (what does wash up mean?)
   • do the dishes (what does do the dishes mean?)
   • pipe-clay (what does pipe-clay mean?)
   • scavenge (what does scavenge mean?)
   • dry clean (what does dry clean mean?)
   • wash (what does wash mean?)
   • launder (what does launder mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cleaner (what does cleaner mean?)
   • dry cleaner (what does dry cleaner mean?)
   • cleaner (what does cleaner mean?)
   • cleansing agent (what does cleansing agent mean?)
   • cleanser (what does cleanser mean?)
   • cleaner (what does cleaner mean?)
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
7. Meaning
   • clean and tidy up the house
   Synonym(s)
   • clean house (what does clean house mean?)
   • houseclean (what does houseclean mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She housecleans every week
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tidy (what does tidy mean?)
   • tidy up (what does tidy up mean?)
   • clean up (what does clean up mean?)
   • neaten (what does neaten mean?)
   • straighten (what does straighten mean?)
   • straighten out (what does straighten out mean?)
   • square away (what does square away mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • spring-clean (what does spring-clean mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cleaner (what does cleaner mean?)
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
   • housecleaning (what does housecleaning mean?)
8. Meaning
   • remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
   Synonym(s)
   • strip (what does strip mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
   • The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
9. Meaning
   • deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
   Usage Example(s)
   • The other players cleaned him completely
   Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deprive (what does deprive mean?)
   • strip (what does strip mean?)
   • divest (what does divest mean?)
10. Meaning
    • be cleanable
    Usage Example(s)
    • This stove cleans easily
    Hypernyms(s) clean is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • be (what does be mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
    • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
    • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)

CLEAN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • free of drugs
   Usage Example(s)
   • after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years
   Similar To
   • unaddicted (what does unaddicted mean?)
2. Meaning
   • free from clumsiness
   • precisely or deftly executed
   Synonym(s)
   • neat (what does neat mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he landed a clean left on his opponent’’s cheek
   • a clean throw
   • the neat exactness of the surgeon’’s knife
   Similar To
   • adroit (what does adroit mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not carrying concealed weapons
   Similar To
   • unarmed (what does unarmed mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
   Usage Example(s)
   • a clean voting recor
   • a clean driver’’s license
   Similar To
   • unblemished (what does unblemished mean?)
5. Meaning
   • free from dirt or impurities
   • or having clean habits
   Usage Example(s)
   • children with clean shining faces
   • clean white shirts
   • clean dishes
   • a spotlessly clean house
   • cats are clean animals
   Antonym(s)
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   • soiled (what does soiled mean?)
   • unclean (what does unclean mean?)
   Similar To
   • cleanable (what does cleanable mean?)
   • cleaned (what does cleaned mean?)
   • cleansed (what does cleansed mean?)
   • cleanly (what does cleanly mean?)
   • dry-cleaned (what does dry-cleaned mean?)
   • fresh (what does fresh mean?)
   • unused (what does unused mean?)
   • immaculate (what does immaculate mean?)
   • speckless (what does speckless mean?)
   • spick-and-span (what does spick-and-span mean?)
   • spic-and-span (what does spic-and-span mean?)
   • spic (what does spic mean?)
   • spick (what does spick mean?)
   • spotless (what does spotless mean?)
   • pristine (what does pristine mean?)
   • unsoiled (what does unsoiled mean?)
   • unspotted (what does unspotted mean?)
   • unstained (what does unstained mean?)
   • unsullied (what does unsullied mean?)
   • washed (what does washed mean?)
   • water-washed (what does water-washed mean?)
   • scrubbed (what does scrubbed mean?)
   See Also
   • antiseptic (what does antiseptic mean?)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   • tidy (what does tidy mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • cleanness (what does cleanness mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements
   • fit for all observers
   Synonym(s)
   • unobjectionable (what does unobjectionable mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • good clean fun
   • a clean joke
   Antonym(s)
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   Similar To
   • antiseptic (what does antiseptic mean?)
   See Also
   • decent (what does decent mean?)
7. Meaning
   • not spreading pollution or contamination
   • especially radioactive contamination
   Synonym(s)
   • uncontaminating (what does uncontaminating mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a clean fuel
   • cleaner and more efficient engines
   • the tactical bomb is reasonably clean
   Antonym(s)
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   • contaminating (what does contaminating mean?)
8. Meaning
   • ritually clean or pure
   Antonym(s)
   • unclean (what does unclean mean?)
   • impure (what does impure mean?)
   Similar To
   • halal (what does halal mean?)
   • kosher (what does kosher mean?)
   • cosher (what does cosher mean?)
   See Also
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   • pure (what does pure mean?)
9. Meaning
   • thorough and without qualification
   Usage Example(s)
   • a clean getaway
   • a clean sweep
   • a clean break
   Similar To
   • complete (what does complete mean?)
10. Meaning
    • marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
    Synonym(s)
    • sporting (what does sporting mean?)
    • sportsmanlike (what does sportsmanlike mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a clean fight
    • a sporting solution of the disagreement
    • sportsmanlike conduct
    Similar To
    • fair (what does fair mean?)
    • just (what does just mean?)
11. Meaning
    • of a surface
    • not written or printed on
    Synonym(s)
    • blank (what does blank mean?)
    • white (what does white mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • blank pages
    • fill in the blank spaces
    • a clean page
    • wide white margins
    Similar To
    • empty (what does empty mean?)
12. Meaning
    • (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
    Synonym(s)
    • fair (what does fair mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • fair copy
    • a clean manuscript
    Similar To
    • legible (what does legible mean?)
13. Meaning
    • morally pure
    Synonym(s)
    • clean-living (what does clean-living mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • led a clean life
    Similar To
    • moral (what does moral mean?)
14. Meaning
    • without difficulties or problems
    Usage Example(s)
    • a clean test flight
    Similar To
    • perfect (what does perfect mean?)
15. Meaning
    • free from impurities
    Synonym(s)
    • fresh (what does fresh mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • clean water
    • fresh air
    Similar To
    • pure (what does pure mean?)
16. Meaning
    • (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
    Synonym(s)
    • clear (what does clear mean?)
    • light (what does light mean?)
    • unclouded (what does unclouded mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Similar To
    • pure (what does pure mean?)
17. Meaning
    • free of restrictions or qualifications
    Synonym(s)
    • clear (what does clear mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a clean bill of health
    • a clear winner
    Similar To
    • unqualified (what does unqualified mean?)
18. Meaning
    • free from sepsis or infection
    Synonym(s)
    • uninfected (what does uninfected mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a clean (or uninfected) wound
    Similar To
    • antiseptic (what does antiseptic mean?)

CLEAN as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • completely
   • used as intensifiers
   Synonym(s)
   • plum (what does plum mean?)
   • plumb (what does plumb mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • clean forgot the appointment
   • I”m plumb (or plum) tuckered out
2. Meaning
   • in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
   Synonym(s)
   • fair (what does fair mean?)
   • fairly (what does fairly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they played fairly
   Antonym(s)
   • unfairly (what does unfairly mean?)
   • below the belt (what does below the belt mean?)
   Pertainym(s)
   • fair (what does fair mean?)
   • just (what does just mean?)