clean

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: clear, lean, glean, clan, cleat, crean, calean, olean, cleon, mclean, clea

Antonyms: clear, lean, glean, clan, cleat, crean, calean, olean, cleon, mclean, clea

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{cap|free}} of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not [[dirty]], [[filthy]], or [[soiled]].
2. {{cap|free}} of contamination, (unwanted) germs, [[infection]]{{,}} or [[disease]].
3. {{cap|free}} of imperfections, blemishes, or defects.
4. {{cap|free}} of [[immorality]] or [[criminality]].
5. {{cap|free}} of infiltration by [[covert]] listening or recording devices ([[bug]]s), enemy spies, etc.<!-- ; not compromised. -->
6. [[empty|Empty]].
7. {{cap|smooth}}, [[exact]], and [[performed]] [[well]].
8. That does not {{l|en|damage}} the {{l|en|environment}} (as much as some alternative).
9. {{lb|en|aviation|[[aerodynamics]]}} [[allow|Allow]]ing an [[uninterrupted]] flow over [[surface]]s, without [[protrusion]]s such as [[rack]]s or [[landing gear]].
10. {{lb|en|aviation}} Having the [[undercarriage]] and [[flap]]s in the [[up]] [[position]].
11. Well-[[proportioned]]; [[shapely]].
12. {{lb|en|informal}} {{cap|cool}} or [[neat]].

Noun

1. A [[removal]] of [[dirt]].
2. {{lb|en|weightlifting}} The first part of the event [[clean and jerk]] in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
3. {{lb|en|music|in the plural}} Of [[heavy metal]], clear [[vocals]], contrasted with [[death growl]]s and [[scream]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] [[dirt]] from a place or object.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[tidy]] up, make a place [[neat]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make things clean in general.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|climbing}} To remove [[equipment]] from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|computing}} To remove unnecessary [[file]]s, etc. from (a [[directory]], etc.).
6. {{lb|en|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]].
7. {{lb|en|manga|_|fandom}} To purge a [[raw]] of any blemishes caused by the [[scan]]ning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
8. {{lb|en|weightlifting|transitive}} To lift a weight from the ground to one's shoulders.
9. {{lb|en|video games}} {{synonym of|en|clean up}}.
10. {{lb|en|transitive}} To remove [[gut]]s and/or [[scale]]s of a [[butcher]]ed [[animal]].
11. {{senseid|en|beat}} {{lb|en|slang}} To [[beat]], to [[thrash]]; to [[defeat]].

Adverb

1. [[fully|Fully]] and [[completely]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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