• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
• Clean one''s body or parts thereof, as by washing; "Clean up before you see your grandparents"; "Clean your fingernails before dinner"
• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
• remove shells or husks from; "Clean grain before milling it"
• remove unwanted substances from
• 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"
• Clean and tidy up the house; "She houseCleans every week"
• 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"
• free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been Clean for 4 years"
• 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"
• not carrying concealed weapons
• (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a Clean voting recor"; "a Clean driver''s license"
• 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"
• (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good Clean fun"; "a Clean joke"
• 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
• thorough and without qualification; "a Clean getaway"; "a Clean sweep"; "a Clean break"
• marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a Clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
• of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a Clean page"; "wide white margins"
• (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a Clean manuscript"
• morally pure; "led a Clean life"
• without difficulties or problems; "a Clean test flight"
• free from impurities; "Clean water"; "fresh air"
• (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"
• free of restrictions or qualifications; "a Clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
• free from sepsis or infection; "a Clean (or uninfected) wound"
• completely; used as intensifiers; "Clean forgot the appointment"; "I''m plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
• in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"

'Clean' in other languages