Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)clean and jerk, cleana weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead Verbs
(v)clean, make cleanmake clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from“Clean the stove!”,
“The dentist cleaned my teeth” (v)clean, pickremove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits“Clean the turkey” (v)cleanse, cleanclean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing“clean up before you see your grandparents”,
“clean your fingernails before dinner” (v)cleanbe cleanable“This stove cleans easily” (v)cleandeprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.“The other players cleaned him completely” (v)clean, stripremove all contents or possession from, or empty completely“The boys cleaned the sandwich platters”,
“The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm” (v)cleanremove while making clean“Clean the spots off the rug” (v)cleanremove shells or husks from“clean grain before milling it” Adjectives
(a)cleanfree 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” (s)clean, clearfree of restrictions or qualifications“a clean bill of health”,
“a clear winner” (s)clean, clear, light, unclouded(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” (s)clean, freshfree from impurities“clean water”,
“fresh air” (s)clean(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense“a clean voting record”,
“a clean driver's license” (a)cleanritually clean or pure (a)clean, uncontaminatingnot spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination“a clean fuel”,
“cleaner and more efficient engines”,
“the tactical bomb is reasonably clean” (a)clean, unobjectionable(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers“good clean fun”,
“a clean joke” (s)uninfected, cleanfree from sepsis or infection“a clean (or uninfected) wound” (s)clean, fair(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections“fair copy”,
“a clean manuscript” (s)blank, clean, white(of a surface) not written or printed on“blank pages”,
“fill in the blank spaces”,
“a clean page”,
“wide white margins” (s)clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlikeexhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play“a clean fight”,
“a sporting solution of the disagreement”,
“sportsmanlike conduct” (s)cleanwithout difficulties or problems“a clean test flight” (s)cleanthorough and without qualification“a clean getaway”,
“a clean sweep”,
“a clean break” (s)cleannot carrying concealed weapons (s)clean, neatfree 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” (s)cleanfree of drugs“after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years” Adverbs
(r)clean, plumb, plumcompletely; used as intensifiers“clean forgot the appointment”,
“I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out” (r)fairly, fair, cleanin conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating“they played fairly” 