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clean sheet

noun

Definition of clean sheet

British
1 : a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. : a clean record
2 : a game in which the opposing team is prevented from scoring
  • The team's star goalie has had five clean sheets this season.

Word by Word Definitions

clean play

  1. : free from dirt or pollution

  2. : free from contamination or disease

  3. : free or relatively free from radioactivity

  1. : so as to clean

  2. : in a clean manner

  3. : all the way : completely

  1. : to make clean: such as

  2. : to rid of dirt, impurities, or extraneous matter

  3. : to rid of corruption

  1. : an act of cleaning dirt especially from the surface of something

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sheet play

  1. : a broad piece of cloth

  2. : sail

  3. : a usually rectangular piece of paper

  1. : rolled or spread out in a sheet

  2. : of, relating to, or concerned with the making of sheet metal

  1. : to cover with a sheet

  2. : to furnish with sheets

  3. : to form into sheets

  1. : a rope or chain that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

  2. : the spaces at either end of an open boat not occupied by thwarts : foresheets and stern sheets together

  1. : to move or set (a sail) by manipulation of a sheet

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