Meaning of clean | Babel Free
kliːnDefinitions
- Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- broke, out of pocket
- Having relatively few impurities.
- first-person singular present indicative of limpiar
- Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
- Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- Free of imperfections, blemishes, or defects.
- Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
- Ascended without falling.
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- In an unmarked condition; blank.
- Free of immorality or criminality.
- Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- Not using drugs or alcohol.
- Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
- Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
- Devoid of profanity.
- Free of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
- Empty.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
- That does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
- Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
- Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
- Cool or neat.
- Utter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of clean.
Examples
“Are these dishes clean⟳? Your room is finally clean⟳! For a baby, happiness is a full bottle and a clean⟳ diaper.”
“Then his sallow face⟳ brightened, for the hall had been carefully furnished, and was very clean⟳. There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand⟳, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.”
“Very fine, well-sorted, clean⟳ sand with no shells.”
“Scientists believe⟳ they have⟳ identified the world’s cleanest air, free from particles caused by human activity, located over the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica.”
“clean⟳ steel”
“Insert⟳ a clean⟳ swab into your nose.”
“"Serious as cognitohazard." Lillihammer danced down the corridor towards them, doing little pirouettes and leaping from toe to toe. "Reuben Wirth no longer exists. Gonna have⟳ to get⟳ Forsythe to do that brain scan⟳ to make⟳ sure I'm clean⟳, but otherwise yeah. Poof."”
“I want⟳ to make⟳ sure my fiancé is clean⟳ before we are married.”
“Our team won, but it wasn't clean⟳.”
“clean⟳ land⟳”
“clean⟳ timber”
“Put⟳ a clean⟳ sheet of paper into the printer.”
“Our kids can watch⟳ this movie because it is clean⟳.”
“Create⟳ in me a clean⟳ heart, O God.”
“Ah! let⟳ me knot be fool'd, sweet saints. I trust⟳ / That I am whole, and clean⟳, and meet⟳ for Heaven.”
“I do not think⟳ there is any member in this House who will not agree⟳ that that is the clean⟳ thing to do. Any member sitting on the Government benches will admit⟳ in private that that is the proper course for members who break⟳ faith.”
“go clean⟳”
“I've been clean⟳ this time for eight months.”
“Ten months sober, I must admit⟳ Just because you're clean⟳, don't mean⟳ you don't miss⟳ it Ten months older, I won't give⟳ in Now that I'm clean⟳, I'm never gonna risk⟳ it”
“It was my dream⟳ to be a Soviet spy. The vetting process⟳ started, and I was “clean⟳”: no Jews in either my background or my wife's, no relatives abroad, already a member of the Soviet Communist Party, high marks on exams, three foreign languages, no dissident inclinations[…]”
“"If the Tramells hadn't passed away, we still wouldn't know⟳. The background check was clean⟳." "How can it be clean⟳, for fuck's sake?" I knocked back the whiskey in one swallow⟳. "Eva's mother used Monica's name⟳, birthdate, and family history, but she never opened a line of credit, which is how most identity theft is discovered."”
“Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record⟳ is still clean⟳!”
“I'm clean⟳, officer. You can go ahead and search⟳ me if you want⟳.”
“We are currently clean⟳ on OPSEC.”
“"[Are you sure the] room is clean⟳?" "As a whistle. It's swept at irregular intervals every week." "That still leaves time to plant⟳ a bug[…]"”
“The cargo hold⟳ is clean⟳.”
“Mister, I want⟳ to see⟳ a clean⟳ dinner plate or there'll be no dessert for you.”
“I'll need⟳ a sharper knife to make⟳ clean⟳ cuts.”
“a clean⟳ leap⟳ over a fence”
“a clean⟳ left-footed shot into the top corner of the goal”
“clean⟳ energy”
“clean⟳ coal”
“clean⟳ tourism”
“In a press⟳ release⟳, CARB expanded on their decision. "The LCFS reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by setting a declining carbon intensity target⟳ for transportation fuels used in California; producers that don't meet⟳ established benchmarks buy⟳ credits from those that do. This system has generated $4 billion in annual private sector investment toward a cleaner transportation sector."”
“clean⟳ limbs”
“Wow, dude, those are some clean⟳ shoes ya got there!”
“a clean⟳ sweep⟳”
“When ye reap the harvest⟳ of your land⟳, thou shalt not make⟳ clean⟳ riddance of corners of thy field.”
“The clean⟳ thrill of getting the right answer⟳ gave me a sense⟳ of efficacy and rootedness. Even so, on tests at school I rarely got good grades, because I had a terrible habit of not showing my work⟳.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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