clean

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clean[1,adjective] clean[2,adverb] cleaner dry cleaner pipe cleaner vacuum cleaner

Main Entry: ¹clean
Pronunciation: 'klEn
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English clene, from Old English cl[AE]ne; akin to Old High German kleini delicate, dainty
1 a : free from dirt or pollution <changed to clean clothes> <clean solar energy> b : free from contamination or disease <a clean wound> c : free or relatively free from radioactivity <a clean atomic explosion>
2 a : UNADULTERATED, PURE <the clean thrill of one's first flight> b of a precious stone : having no interior flaws visible c : free from growth that hinders tillage <clean farmland>
3 a : free from moral corruption or sinister connections of any kind <a candidate with a clean record>; also : free from violations <a clean driving record> b : free from offensive treatment of sexual subjects and from the use of obscenity <a clean joke> c : observing the rules : FAIR <a clean fight>
4 : ceremonially or spiritually pure <and all who are clean may eat flesh -- Leviticus 7:19 (Revised Standard Version)>
5 a : THOROUGH, COMPLETE <a clean break with the past> b : deftly executed : SKILLFUL <clean ballet technique> c : hit beyond the reach of an opponent <a clean single to center>
6 a : relatively free from error or blemish : CLEAR; specifically : LEGIBLE <clean copy> b : UNENCUMBERED <clean bill of sale>
7 a : characterized by clarity and precision : TRIM <a clean prose style> <architecture with clean almost austere lines> b : EVEN, SMOOTH <a clean edge> <a sharp blow causing a clean break> c : free from impedances to smooth flow (as of water or air) <a clean airplane> <a ship with a clean bottom>
8 a : EMPTY <the ship returned with a clean hold> b : free from drug addiction <has been clean for six months> c slang : having no contraband (as weapons or drugs) in one's possession
9 : habitually neat
- clean·ness /'klEn-n&s/ noun