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[Adjective] | "clean" | \ ˈklēn \

1: free from dirt or pollution

2: free from contamination or disease

3: free or relatively free from radioactivity

Origin: before 12th century ;

Middle English clene, going back to Old English clǣne "free from impurities or dirt, unblemished," going back to West Germanic *klainja- (whence also Old Saxon klēni "slender, perceptive," Middle Dutch cleine, clēne "of superior quality, elegant, slender, small," Old High German kleini, chleine "fine, delicate, clever"), of uncertain origin;

* Note : On the grounds that Low German klīn and Swiss German khlii, with an ablaut grade *klīn-, require a verbal origin, a base *klein-/*klain-/klin- has been suggested, whence Old Norse klína "to smear, butter (bread)," Old High German giklenan "to stroke, smear," from Indo-European *glei̯H- "smear, make stick" (whence, also with a nasal present formation, Old Irish glenaid "(it) adheres, cleaves," Welsh glynu "to stick, adhere"; cf. {clay|clay}). This derivation would imply for the Germanic adjective an original meaning "smeared on well, carefully applied," hence "well crafted, of superior quality" > "free of impurities, fine, delicate" > "small" (see: F. Heidermanns, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektiven, Berlin, 1993). The earlier proposal of a connection with Indo-European *gel- "bright, shining," is improbable, as none of the descendants of Germanic *klainja- have this meaning.;

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[Adjective] | "clean-cut" | \ ˈklēn-ˈkət \

1: cut so that the surface or edge is smooth and even

2: sharply defined

3: of wholesome appearance

Origin: 1843 ;

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[Adjective] | "clean-limbed" | \ ˈklēn-ˈlimd \

1: well proportioned : trim

Origin: 15th century ;

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[Adjective] | "clean-shav*en" | \ ˈklēn-ˈshā-vən \

1: having the hair shaved off; especially : having a shaved face : having no beard or mustache

Origin: 1823 ;

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[Adverb] | "clean"

1: so as to clean

2: in a clean manner

3: all the way : completely

Origin: before 12th century ;

Middle English clene, going back to Old English clǣne, derivative of clǣne {see: |clean:1|clean:1};

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[Verb] | "clean"

1: to make clean: such as

2: to rid of dirt, impurities, or extraneous matter

3: to rid of corruption

Origin: 15th century ;

Middle English clenen "to clear of weeds," derivative of clene {see: |clean:1|clean:1};

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[Verb] | "clean up"

1: to make a spectacular profit in a business enterprise or a killing in speculation or gambling

2: to become free of drug or alcohol addiction

Origin: 1920 ;

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[Noun] | "clean"

1: an act of cleaning dirt especially from the surface of something

Origin: circa 1889 ;

Noun derivative of {see: |clean:3|clean:3};

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[Noun] | "clean and jerk"

1: a lift in weight lifting in which the weight is raised to shoulder height, held momentarily, and then quickly thrust overhead usually with a lunge or a spring from the legs

Origin: 1913 ;

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[Noun] | "clean room" | \ ˈklēn-ˌrüm \

1: a room for the manufacture or assembly of objects (such as precision parts) that is maintained at a high level of cleanliness by special means

Origin: 1961 ;

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[Adjective] | "clean"

1: free from dirt or stain;

* e.g., " ... although the soccer team always starts out with clean uniforms, they don't stay that way for long "

2: following or according to the rules;

* e.g., " ... a clean check from the other hockey player "

3: free from any trace of the coarse or indecent;

* e.g., " ... only clean songs will be permitted for the performances on the last night of summer camp "

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[Adjective] | "clean-cut"

1: as in simple, tidy;

2: as in thriving, flourishing;

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[Adjective] | "clean-limbed"

1: as in trim;

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[Verb] | "clean"

1: to remove the dirt from;

* e.g., " ... we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity "

Synonyms :
cleanse,
deterge,
GI,
turn out

2: to take the internal organs out of;

* e.g., " ... cleaned the rabbit before cooking it "

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[Verb] | "clean (up)"

1: to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff;

* e.g., " ... you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom "

Synonyms :
pick up,
tidy (up)

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2: to remove objectionable parts from;

* e.g., " ... cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper "

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3: to destroy all traces of;

* e.g., " ... hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen "

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[Verb] | "clean (off)"

1: as in turn out, straighten (up);

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[Verb] | "clean (out)"

1: as in cheat, defraud;

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[Adverb] | "clean"

1: according to the rules or the law;

* e.g., " ... a boxer who doesn't fight clean "

Synonyms :
cleanly,
fair,
fairly,
legally

Antonyms :
dirty,
illegally

2: to a full extent or degree;

* e.g., " ... the thief got clean away "

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[Phrase] | "clean bill of health"

1: an acceptance of something as satisfactory;

* e.g., " ... His professor gave him a clean bill of health for his senior project proposal. "

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[Phrase] | "clean house"

1: to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff;

* e.g., " ... We should clean house before the guests begin to arrive. "

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