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Meaning of clean

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  clean
      adv 1: completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the
             appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" [syn:
             {clean}, {plumb}, {plum}]
      2: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or
         cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: {fairly}, {fair},
         {clean}] [ant: {below the belt}, {unfairly}]
      adj 1: 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" [ant: {dirty}, {soiled},
             {unclean}]
      2: free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of
         health"; "a clear winner" [syn: {clean}, {clear}]
      3: (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" [syn: {clean},
         {clear}, {light}, {unclouded}]
      4: free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" [syn:
         {clean}, {fresh}]
      5: (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a
         clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license"
      6: ritually clean or pure [ant: {impure}, {unclean}]
      7: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially
         radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more
         efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
         [syn: {clean}, {uncontaminating}] [ant: {contaminating},
         {dirty}]
      8: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable
         elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean
         joke" [syn: {clean}, {unobjectionable}] [ant: {dirty}]
      9: free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected)
         wound" [syn: {uninfected}, {clean}]
      10: morally pure; "led a clean life" [syn: {clean}, {clean-
          living}]
      11: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections;
          "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" [syn: {clean}, {fair}]
      12: (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages";
          "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white
          margins" [syn: {blank}, {clean}, {white}]
      13: exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a
          clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement";
          "sportsmanlike conduct" [syn: {clean}, {sporting}, {sporty},
          {sportsmanlike}]
      14: without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
      15: thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a
          clean sweep"; "a clean break"
      16: not carrying concealed weapons
      17: 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" [syn:
          {clean}, {neat}]
      18: free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has
          been clean for 4 years"
      n 1: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder
           height and then jerked overhead [syn: {clean and jerk},
           {clean}]
      v 1: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances
           from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
           [syn: {clean}, {make clean}] [ant: {begrime}, {bemire},
           {colly}, {dirty}, {grime}, {soil}]
      2: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits;
         "Clean the turkey" [syn: {clean}, {pick}]
      3: clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
         [syn: {houseclean}, {clean house}, {clean}]
      4: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up
         before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails
         before dinner" [syn: {cleanse}, {clean}]
      5: be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
      6: deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.;
         "The other players cleaned him completely"
      7: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely;
         "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were
         cleaned of apples by the storm" [syn: {clean}, {strip}]
      8: remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
      9: remove unwanted substances from [syn: {scavenge}, {clean}]
      10: remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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