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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>CLEAN</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="clean"> clean, adjective, adverb, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. free from dirt or filth; not soiled or stained. Ex. clean clothes. Soap and water make us clean. <DD> 2. having clean habits. Ex. Cats are clean animals. <DD> 3a. pure or innocent. Ex. a man of good and clean life. The saint had a clean heart. (SYN) virtuous. <DD> b. morally pure or proper; free of obscenity; decent. Ex. a clean joke, a clean show. <DD> c. (U.S. Slang.) with no criminal record or without guilt. Ex. The suspect claimed that he was clean. <DD> 4. fair; honest. Ex. a clean fight, a clean fighter. <DD> 5a. clear, even, or regular; with no ragged edges. Ex. a clean cut, the clean features of a handsome face. <DD> b. well-shaped; trim. Ex. an airplane with clean, sleek lines. <DD> 6. complete; entire; total. Ex. to make a clean break with the past. <DD> 7a. free from foreign matter; pure; unmixed. Ex. a seam of good clean coal (R. Brough Smyth). <DD> b. (U.S. Slang.) without any weapons on one. Ex. The gunman was caught, but by that time he was clean. <DD> c. (U.S. Slang.) free from the use of narcotics. <DD> d. (U.S. Slang.) without money; penniless. <DD> 8. causing little or no radioactive fallout. Ex. a clean nuclear bomb. <DD> 9a. fit for food. Ex. Moslems and Jews do not consider pork a clean meat. <DD> b. (of persons) free from ceremonial defilement according to Biblical law. Ex. every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it (Numbers 18:11). <DD> 10. clever; skillful. Ex. a clean performance. <DD> 11a. (of written or typed copy) free from errors or corrections; final; fair. <DD> b. (of printer's proofs) relatively free from corrections or alterations. <DD> 12. clear of obstructions; free from rocks or snags. Ex. a clean coast, a clean harbor. <DD> 13. of a ship: <DD> a. having its bottom free of barnacles or other growths or adhesions. <DD> b. having no cargo in its holds; empty. Ex. The ship returned home clean. <DD> 14. (Obsolete.) (of gems) free from anything that dims luster or transparency; clear. <DD>adv. 1. completely; entirely; totally. Ex. The horse jumped clean over the brook. <DD> 2. in a clean manner; cleanly; so as to leave no dirt behind. Ex. The room must be clean swept. <DD> 3. dexterously; adroitly. Ex. Pope came off clean with Homer (John Henley). <DD>v.t. 1. to make clean; cleanse. Ex. to clean a room. Washing cleans cloths. <DD> 2. to clear (arable land) of weeds, grass, or trees. <DD> 3. to clear (a ship's bottom) of barnacles, shells, or other debris. <DD> 4. to remove from (fish or the like) the parts unfit for food. <DD>v.i. 1. to undergo cleaning; admit of being cleaned. Ex. The new rifle cleans easily. <DD> 2. to do cleaning; perform a cleaning process. Ex. Ships go there to clean. I'm going to clean this morning. expr. clean out, <DD> a. to make clean by emptying. Ex. The premises were completely cleaned out. Clean out your desk. <DD> b. to empty; use up; exhaust. Ex. The boys cleaned out a whole box of cookies. There is a great danger that a man's first life story shall clean him out, so to speak, of his best thoughts (Oliver Wendell Holmes). <DD> c. (Informal.) to eject (undesirable people) from a place. Ex. I'd go up and clean 'em out (Stewart Edward White). <DD> d. (Slang.) to deprive of money; rook. Ex. He ... cleaned me out, but I can go and earn some more (Dickens). expr. clean up, <DD> a. to make clean by removing dirt, rubbish, or other debris. Ex. They were all busy cleaning up the grounds. <DD> b. to put in order. Ex. On the last day of school the children of the class cleaned up the contents of all the desks, drawers, and chests in the room. <DD> c. (Informal.) to finish; complete. Ex. I cleaned up all my work. <DD> d. to free of undesirable persons. Ex. the task of cleaning up New York. <DD> e. (Slang.) to make money; profit. Ex. We ought to clean up five dollars a thousand on our mill (Stewart Edward White). expr. come clean, (Slang.) to confess fully; tell everything; tell the whole truth. Ex. To come clean, after making the trip twice this year, I found the city (N.Y.) exceedingly oppressive (Manchester Guardian Weekly). adj. cleanable. noun cleanness. </DL> <A NAME="cleanability"> cleanability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being cleanable; the character of being cleaned, especially repeatedly and well. </DL> <A NAME="cleanandjerk"> clean and jerk,<DL COMPACT><DD> an exercise in weight lifting in which the barbell is lifted from the floor, brought to rest against the chest, and raised above the head. <DD>v.i. to execute a clean and jerk. <DD>v.t. to lift (a weight) in this exercise. </DL> <A NAME="cleancut"> clean-cut, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having clear, sharp, outlines. Ex. He has a clean-cut profile. <DD> 2. well-shaped. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) clear; definite; distinct. Ex. a clean-cut statement of fact. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) having a neat and wholesome look. Ex. a clean-cut young man. </DL> <A NAME="cleandown"> clean-down, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun an agreement requiring a company to reduce its debt and renegotiate the terms of its loans. <DD>adj. of or related to a clean-down. Ex. Mr. Ullman said such "clean-down" requirements were standard in most working capital agreements (Stephanie Strom). </DL> <A NAME="cleaner"> cleaner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person whose work is keeping buildings, windows, or other objects clean. <DD> 2. a tool or machine for cleaning. <DD> 3. anything that removes dirt, grease, or stains. <DD> 4a. a dry-cleaning establishment. <DD> b. a person who owns or operates a dry-cleaning establishment. </DL> <A NAME="cleanhanded"> clean-handed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not guilty of wrongdoing; free from blame. noun clean-handedness. </DL> <A NAME="cleanhands"> clean hands,<DL COMPACT><DD> freedom from blame, guilt, or wrongdoing. </DL> <A NAME="cleaningwoman"> cleaning woman,<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman who does house cleaning or cleaning in office buildings; charwoman. </DL> <A NAME="cleanlimbed"> clean-limbed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having well-shaped limbs; well-proportioned; lithe. </DL> <A NAME="cleanliving"> clean-living, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> leading a physically and morally clean life; neat and decent in character, habits, or the like. </DL> <A NAME="cleanly"> cleanly (1), adjective, -lier, -liest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. clean; always, or nearly always, clean. Ex. A cat is a cleanly animal. (SYN) neat, tidy. <DD> b. (of personal belongings) habitually kept clean. (SYN) neat, tidy. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) morally or spiritually clean; pure; innocent adv. cleanlily. noun cleanliness. </DL> <A NAME="cleanly"> cleanly (2), adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. in a clean manner; clearly; neatly; exactly. Ex. The butcher's knife cut cleanly through the meat. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) ably; cleverly; adroitly; artfully. </DL> <A NAME="cleanout"> cleanout, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of cleaning out. Ex. [He] ... said that his cleanout of odd characters, logrollers, and misfits ... would result in a 40 per cent turnover in his department (Newsweek). <DD> 2. an opening in a pipe, chimney, or other conduit to facilitate its cleaning. </DL> <A NAME="cleanroom"> clean room,<DL COMPACT><DD> a sterilized and pressurized room for laboratory work or for the manufacture of critical parts for space craft or electronic apparatus. </DL> <A NAME="cleansable"> cleansable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be cleansed. </DL> <A NAME="cleanse"> cleanse, transitive verb, cleansed, cleansing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to make clean. Ex. to cleanse a wound before bandaging it. <DD> 2. to make pure. Ex. to cleanse the soul. (SYN) purify. </DL> <A NAME="cleanser"> cleanser, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a substance that cleans, especially by scouring. Soap and water are good cleansers. Detergents are chemical cleansers. <DD> 2. a person or thing that cleanses. </DL> <A NAME="cleanshaven"> clean-shaven, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> with the facial hair or whiskers shaved off. </DL> <A NAME="cleansing"> cleansing, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a making clean. <DD>adj. that cleanses. Ex. a cleansing agent. </DL> <A NAME="cleanskin"> cleanskin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in Australia) cattle and horses that have never been branded. </DL> <A NAME="cleanslate"> clean slate,<DL COMPACT><DD> a record unmarred by discreditable acts or failures. Ex. Once out of prison, he hoped to start life again with a clean slate. </DL> <A NAME="cleansweep"> clean sweep,<DL COMPACT><DD> any sweeping action or change: <DD> a. the elimination of undesirable persons or activities; cleanup. Ex. The insurgent group added that a "clean sweep" of the company's management was needed (New York Times). <DD> b. a large majority in an election; landslide. <DD> c. the completely satisfactory performance of a ship tested for seaworthiness. </DL> <A NAME="cleantilled"> clean-tilled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> grown on land that is kept free from other ground cover. Ex. Cotton, corn, and tobacco are clean-tilled crops, leaving the soil unprotected against the heavy monsoon rains (White and Renner). </DL> <A NAME="cleanup"> cleanup, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of cleaning up, especially of vice, corruption, or illegal activity. <DD> 2. (Slang.) a large profit or gain, often acquired in a short period of time. Ex. Few people make a cleanup in the stock market. <DD> 3. (Baseball.) the fourth player to come to bat in any inning. </DL> <A HREF="clear.dic">NEXT</A>