clean

Definitions


[kliːn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- free from dirt, marks, or stains
(e.g: the room was spotlessly clean)

- morally uncontaminated; pure; innocent
(e.g: clean living)

- free from irregularities; having a smooth edge or surface
(e.g: a clean fracture of the leg)

- (of a taste, sound, or smell) giving a clear and distinctive impression to the senses; sharp and fresh
(e.g: clean, fresh, natural flavours)


Phrases:
- a clean sweep
- clean house
- clean one's plate
- clean someone's clock
- clean up one's act
- come clean
- have clean hands
- keep one's hands clean
- make a clean breast of something
- make a clean job of something

Origin:
Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’


[kliːn], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- so as to be free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter
(e.g: the room had been washed clean)

- used to emphasize the completeness of a reported action, condition, or experience
(e.g: he was knocked clean off his feet)


Phrases:
- a clean sweep
- clean house
- clean one's plate
- clean someone's clock
- clean up one's act
- come clean
- have clean hands
- keep one's hands clean
- make a clean breast of something
- make a clean job of something

Origin:
Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’


[kliːn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from
(e.g: clean your teeth properly after meals)


Phrases:
- a clean sweep
- clean house
- clean one's plate
- clean someone's clock
- clean up one's act
- come clean
- have clean hands
- keep one's hands clean
- make a clean breast of something
- make a clean job of something

Origin:
Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’


[kliːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of cleaning something
(e.g: he gave the room a clean)


Phrases:
- a clean sweep
- clean house
- clean one's plate
- clean someone's clock
- clean up one's act
- come clean
- have clean hands
- keep one's hands clean
- make a clean breast of something
- make a clean job of something

Origin:
Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’




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