Dictionary entry details
• CLEAN (noun)
Meaning:
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
clean; clean and jerk
Hypernyms ("clean" is a kind of...):
weightlift; weightlifting (bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights)
Meronyms (parts of "clean"):
jerk (raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms)
• CLEAN (adjective)
Meaning:
Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
Context examples:
children with clean shining faces / clean white shirts / clean dishes / a spotlessly clean house / cats are clean animals
Similar:
pristine (immaculately clean and unused)
scrubbed (made clean by scrubbing)
unsoiled; unspotted; unstained (without soil or spot or stain)
unsullied (spotlessly clean and fresh)
washed; water-washed (clean by virtue of having been washed in water)
immaculate; speckless; spic; spic-and-span; spick; spick-and-span; spotless (completely neat and clean)
fresh; unused (not yet used or soiled)
dry-cleaned (cleaned with chemical solvents)
cleanly (habitually clean)
cleaned; cleansed (made clean)
cleanable (capable of being cleaned)
Also:
tidy (marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits)
antiseptic (thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms)
clean (ritually clean or pure)
Attribute:
cleanness (the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities)
Antonym:
dirty (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)
Meaning:
Free of restrictions or qualifications
Synonyms:
clean; clear
Context examples:
a clean bill of health / a clear winner
Similar:
unqualified (not limited or restricted)
Meaning:
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Synonyms:
unclouded; clean; clear; light
Context examples:
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:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Meaning:
Free from impurities
Synonyms:
clean; fresh
Context examples:
clean water / fresh air
Similar:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Meaning:
Without difficulties or problems
Context example:
a clean test flight
Similar:
perfect (being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish)
Meaning:
Ritually clean or pure
Similar:
cosher; kosher; halal (conforming to dietary laws)
Also:
clean (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits)
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Antonym:
unclean (ritually unclean or impure)
Meaning:
Not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
Synonyms:
uncontaminating; clean
Context examples:
a clean fuel / cleaner and more efficient engines / the tactical bomb is reasonably clean
Antonym:
dirty (spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination)
Meaning:
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
Synonyms:
unobjectionable; clean
Context examples:
good clean fun / a clean joke
Similar:
antiseptic ((extended sense) of exceptionally clean language)
Also:
decent (conforming to conventions of sexual behavior)
Antonym:
dirty ((of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency)
Meaning:
Free from sepsis or infection
Synonyms:
uninfected; clean
Context example:
a clean (or uninfected) wound
Similar:
antiseptic (thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms)
Meaning:
Morally pure
Synonyms:
clean-living; clean
Context example:
led a clean life
Similar:
moral (concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles)
Meaning:
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
Synonyms:
fair; clean
Context examples:
fair copy / a clean manuscript
Similar:
legible ((of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read)
Meaning:
(of a surface) not written or printed on
Synonyms:
blank; white; clean
Context examples:
blank pages / fill in the blank spaces / a clean page / wide white margins
Similar:
empty (holding or containing nothing)
Meaning:
Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
Synonyms:
sporting; sportsmanlike; sporty; clean
Context examples:
a clean fight / a sporting solution of the disagreement / sportsmanlike conduct
Similar:
fair; just (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules)
Meaning:
Thorough and without qualification
Context examples:
a clean getaway / a clean sweep / a clean break
Similar:
complete (having every necessary or normal part or component or step)
Meaning:
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
Context examples:
a clean voting record / a clean driver's license
Similar:
unblemished (free from physical or moral spots or stains)
Meaning:
Not carrying concealed weapons
Similar:
unarmed ((used of persons or the military) not having or using arms)
Meaning:
Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
Synonyms:
neat; clean
Context examples:
he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek / a clean throw / the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife
Similar:
adroit (quick or skillful or adept in action or thought)
Meaning:
Free of drugs
Context example:
after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years
Similar:
unaddicted (not addicted)
• CLEAN (verb)
Meaning:
Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
clean; make clean
Context examples:
Clean the stove! / The dentist cleaned my teeth
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clean"):
sweep (clean by sweeping)
do the dishes; wash up (wash dishes)
pipe-clay (whiten or clean with pipe-clay)
scavenge (clean refuse from)
dry clean (clean with chemical agents)
launder; wash (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water)
plume; preen (clean with one's bill)
steam; steam clean (clean by means of steaming)
bream (clean (a ship's bottom) with heat)
hygienise; hygienize; sanitise; sanitize (make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing)
hoover; vacuum; vacuum-clean (clean with a vacuum cleaner)
dust (remove the dust from)
brush (clean with a brush)
disinfect (destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They clean the cape
Antonym:
dirty (make soiled, filthy, or dirty)
Meaning:
Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
clean; pick
Context example:
Clean the turkey
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Clean and tidy up the house
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
houseclean; clean house; clean
Context example:
She housecleans every week
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
clean up; neaten; square away; straighten; straighten out; tidy; tidy up (put (things or places) in order)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clean"):
G.I.; GI (clean in preparation for inspection)
spring-clean (thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
cleanse; clean
Context examples:
clean up before you see your grandparents / clean your fingernails before dinner
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clean"):
bathe (cleanse the entire body)
decontaminate (rid of contamination)
floss (use dental floss to clean)
douche (direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning)
bath; bathe (clean one's body by immersion into water)
lather; soap (rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning)
lave; wash (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)
wash (to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They clean themselves
Meaning:
Be cleanable
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This stove cleans easily
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The other players cleaned him completely
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
deprive; divest; strip (take away possessions from someone)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
clean; strip
Context examples:
The boys cleaned the sandwich platters / The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Remove while making clean
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Clean the spots off the rug
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
They clean the snow from the path
Meaning:
Remove unwanted substances from
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
scavenge; clean
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Remove shells or husks from
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
clean grain before milling it
Hypernyms (to "clean" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs clean the vegetables
• CLEAN (adverb)
Meaning:
Completely; used as intensifiers
Synonyms:
clean; plumb; plum
Context examples:
clean forgot the appointment / I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Meaning:
In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
Synonyms:
fair; clean; fairly
Context example:
they played fairly
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