Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: clean, clean-living, clean_and_jerk, clean_house, cleanse, houseclean, make_clean

'clean'

[clean_and_jerk.n.01] as in: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

'clean'

[clean.v.01] as in: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

Examples:
Clean the stove!
The dentist cleaned my teeth

'clean'

[clean.v.02] as in: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

Examples:
Clean the turkey

'clean'

[houseclean.v.01] as in: clean and tidy up the house

Examples:
She housecleans every week

'clean'

[cleanse.v.01] as in: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

Examples:
clean up before you see your grandparents
clean your fingernails before dinner

'clean'

[clean.v.05] as in: be cleanable

Examples:
This stove cleans easily

'clean'

[clean.v.06] as in: deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.

Examples:
The other players cleaned him completely

'clean'

[clean.v.07] as in: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

Examples:
The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm

'clean'

[clean.v.08] as in: remove while making clean

Examples:
Clean the spots off the rug

'clean'

[scavenge.v.04] as in: remove unwanted substances from

'clean'

[clean.v.10] as in: remove shells or husks from

Examples:
clean grain before milling it

'clean'

[clean.a.01] as in: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

Examples:
children with clean shining faces
clean white shirts
clean dishes
a spotlessly clean house
cats are clean animals

'clean'

[clean.s.01] as in: free of restrictions or qualifications

Examples:
a clean bill of health
a clear winner

'clean'

[clean.s.02] as in: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

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

'clean'

[clean.s.03] as in: free from impurities

Examples:
clean water
fresh air

'clean'

[clean.s.04] as in: (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense

Examples:
a clean voting record
a clean driver's license

'clean'

[clean.a.06] as in: ritually clean or pure

'clean'

[clean.a.07] as in: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

Examples:
a clean fuel
cleaner and more efficient engines
the tactical bomb is reasonably clean

'clean'

[clean.a.08] as in: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers

Examples:
good clean fun
a clean joke

'clean'

[uninfected.s.01] as in: free from sepsis or infection

Examples:
a clean (or uninfected) wound

'clean'

[clean.s.06] as in: morally pure

Examples:
led a clean life

'clean'

[clean.s.07] as in: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

Examples:
fair copy
a clean manuscript

'clean'

[blank.s.01] as in: (of a surface) not written or printed on

Examples:
blank pages
fill in the blank spaces
a clean page
wide white margins

'clean'

[clean.s.09] as in: exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

Examples:
a clean fight
a sporting solution of the disagreement
sportsmanlike conduct

'clean'

[clean.s.10] as in: without difficulties or problems

Examples:
a clean test flight

'clean'

[clean.s.11] as in: thorough and without qualification

Examples:
a clean getaway
a clean sweep
a clean break

'clean'

[clean.s.12] as in: not carrying concealed weapons

'clean'

[clean.s.13] as in: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

Examples:
he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek
a clean throw
the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife

'clean'

[clean.s.14] as in: free of drugs

Examples:
after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years

'clean'

[clean.r.01] as in: completely; used as intensifiers

Examples:
clean forgot the appointment
I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out

'clean'

[fairly.r.03] as in: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

Examples:
they played fairly

Origins

					clean (English)
└── clene (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── clæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))