Definition (noun) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
Definition (verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
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Clean the stove!
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The dentist cleaned my teeth
Definition (verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Definition (verb) clean and tidy up the house
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She housecleans every week
Definition (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
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clean up before you see your grandparents
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clean your fingernails before dinner
Definition (verb) be cleanable
Definition (verb) deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
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The other players cleaned him completely
Definition (verb) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
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The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
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The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
Definition (verb) remove while making clean
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Clean the spots off the rug
Definition (verb) remove unwanted substances from
Definition (verb) remove shells or husks from
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clean grain before milling it
Definition (adj) free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
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children with clean shining faces
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clean white shirts
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clean dishes
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a spotlessly clean house
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cats are clean animals
Definition (adj) free of restrictions or qualifications
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a clean bill of health
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a clear winner
Definition (adj) (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
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efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
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clear laughter like a waterfall
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clear reds and blues
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a light lilting voice like a silver bell
Definition (adj) free from impurities
Definition (adj) (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
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a clean voting record
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a clean driver's license
Definition (adj) ritually clean or pure
Definition (adj) not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
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a clean fuel
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cleaner and more efficient engines
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the tactical bomb is reasonably clean
Definition (adj) (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
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good clean fun
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a clean joke
Definition (adj) free from sepsis or infection
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a clean (or uninfected) wound
Definition (adj) morally pure
Definition (adj) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
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fair copy
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a clean manuscript
Definition (adj) (of a surface) not written or printed on
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blank pages
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fill in the blank spaces
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a clean page
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wide white margins
Definition (adj) exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
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a clean fight
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a sporting solution of the disagreement
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sportsmanlike conduct
Definition (adj) without difficulties or problems
Definition (adj) thorough and without qualification
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a clean getaway
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a clean sweep
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a clean break
Definition (adj) not carrying concealed weapons
Definition (adj) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
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he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek
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a clean throw
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the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife
Definition (adj) free of drugs
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after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years
Definition (adv) completely; used as intensifiers
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clean forgot the appointment
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I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out
Definition (adv) in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating