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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" cleanable, cleaned, cleanly, dry-cleaned, fresh, immaculate, pristine, unsoiled, unsullied, washed, scrubbed (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver''s license" unblemished (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" pure (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" antiseptic not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" ritually clean or pure halal, kosher thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break" complete marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" fair free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" pure (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" legible morally pure; "led a clean life" moral not carrying concealed weapons 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" adroit free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years" unaddicted completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I''m plumb (or plum) tuckered out" remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it" remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug" make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" unqualified remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely" be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily" without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight" perfect free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound" antiseptic of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" empty a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead remove unwanted substances from clean one''s body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week" in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" |
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