Clean

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English

Adjective

Clean (comparative Cleaner, superlative Cleanest)

  1. Not dirty.
  2. In a condition of having been cleaned.
  3. In an unmarked condition.
  4. Pure, especially morally or religiously.
  5. Not having used drugs or alcohol.
  6. Smooth, exact, and performed well.
  7. (of criminal, driving, etc records) without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.
  8. (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
  9. (health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
  10. (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.

Verb

Clean (third-person singular simple present Cleans, present participle Cleaning, simple past and past participle Cleaned)

  1. (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
  2. (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
  3. (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
  4. (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
  5. (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.

Adverb

Clean (comparative Cleaner, superlative Cleanest)

  1. Fully and completely.

Adverbs for Clean

  • (not dirty) hygienically; Immaculately; neatly; spotlessly; stainlessly; tidily; trimly; sweetly; refreshingly; satisfactorily; punctiliously; meticulously; fragrantly; wholesomely; healthily; fastidiously; exquisitely; scrupulously; surgically; personally; shiningly; glowingly; delightfully; gratefully; comfortably; perfectly; faultlessly; impeccably; consummately; neatly; sprucely; radiantly; superbly; incredibly; finically; fussily; fanatically; daintily; sturdily; acceptably; passably; indifferently; presumably; appreciably.
  • (to remove dirt) immaculately; scrupulously; ambitiously; superficially; fussily; diligently; indifferently; ostentatiously; industriously; scientifically; passably; thoroughly; generally; fastidiously; exquisitely; enviably; orally; spotlessly; surgically; aridly.

Synonyms for Clean

Antonyms for Clean

Derived terms

Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb "clean"

Thesaurus

pure, pure in heart, purehearted, purely, purge, purified, purify, quick, quite, quite some, radical, ready, recondition, reform, regular, renew, renovate, reputable, resourceful, respectable, reveal, right, right-minded, righteous, ritually pure, sanitary, sanitize, scavenge, scour, scrub, scrubbed, sexually innocent, shapely, sheer, shining, shiny, simple, sing, skillful, slick, smooth, smut-free, smutless, snowy, some, sparkling, spill the beans, sponge, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly, spotless, spotlessly, spruce, stainless, stark, statesmanlike, steam-clean, sterile, sterling, straight, straighten out, straighten up, stylish, sweep, sweep out, sweeping, sweet, sweeten, tactful, tahar, taintless, the compleat, the complete, thorough, thoroughgoing, thoroughly, through-and-through, tidy, total, totally, trim, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, tubbed, ubiquitous, unadulterated, unarmed, unbesmirched, unblemished, unblotted, unclutter, uncomplicated, unconditional, uncontaminated, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, unimpeachable, uninfected, universal, unmitigated, unmixed, unmuddied, unpolluted, unqualified, unrelievedly, unreserved, unrestricted, unsmirched, unsmudged, unsoiled, unspoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, utter, utterly, vacuum, veritable, virtuoso, virtuous, wash, wash up, weaponless, well-done, well-favored, well-formed, well-made, well-proportioned, well-scrubbed, well-shaped, well-washed, white, whiten, whitened, wholesale, wholesome, wholly, wipe, wipe off, wipe out, wipe up, workmanlike, worthy, all-pervading, altogether, antiseptic, apt, artistic, authoritative, bath, bathe, blameless, bleach, bleached, blotless, born, bowdlerize, bravura, bright, brighten, brilliant, broad-based, chaste, clarify, clean, clean out, clean up, clean-cut, cleanly, cleanse, cleansed, clear, clear out, clever, come clean, comely, completely, comprehensive, confess, congenital, consummate, coordinated, crack, crackerjack, creditable, cunning, cute, daedal, dainty, decent, decontaminate, decontaminated, deep-dyed, definite, deft, delouse, deplete, depurate, deterge, dirt-free, disinfect, disinfected, do, do up, downright, dry-clean, dust, dust off, dyed-in-the-wool, egregious, empty, entirely, erect, estimable, ethical, evacuate, even, excellent, exhaust, exhaustive, expert, expurgate, fair, fancy, fastidious, faultless, fresh, freshen, full of integrity, fully, furbish, good, goodish, graceful, guiltless, gut, handy, high-minded, high-principled, highly respectable, honest, honorable, immaculate, immaculately, impeccable, inculpable, ingenious, innocent, inoffensive, intensive, inviolate, irreproachable, irretrievably, irrevocably, just, kosher, launder, lave, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, lustrate, magisterial, manly, masterful, masterly, modest, mop, moral, neat, neaten, no mean, noble, nonpolluted, of cleanly habits, omnibus, own up, perfect, perfectly, pervasive, plain, plumb, police, polish, politic, principled, professional, proficient,

Etymology

Middle English clene (“clean, clear, pure”) from Old English clǣne (“pure, clear”) from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“clear, pure”) from Proto-Indo-European *g(e)lēi- (“gleaming”) from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Akin to Old High German kleini "gleaming, bright, fine" (German klein "small"). Displaced Old English sȳfre (“clean, sober”), hlūtor (“pure, clear, clean, bright”).

Pronunciation

Translations

Adjective

not dirty
in a condition of having been cleaned
in an unmarked condition
pure, especially morally or religiously
smooth, exact, and performed well
slang: cool or neat
without restrictions or penalties
allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces
not having sexually transmitted diseases
not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs
empty — see empty
Translations

Noun

first part of "clean and jerk" weightlifting

Verb

(transitive) to remove dirt from a place or object
(transitive) to tidy up
(transitive) to remove equipment from climbing route
(intransitive) to make things clean
(intransitive) to brush lightly in front of a curling rock
Translations

Adverb

fully and completely

Anagrams

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish clíabán.

Noun

Clean m.

  1. cradle (oscillating bed for a baby)
  2. cot
  3. cage (of birds)
  4. pannier
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