clean

  1. Adjective.  Not dirty.
  2. Adjective.  In an unmarked condition.
  3. Adjective.  Pure, especially morally or religiously.
  4. Adjective.  Not having used drugs or alcohol.
  5. Adjective.  Smooth, exact, and performed well.
  6. Adjective.  (context, of criminal, driving, etc records) without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.
  7. Adjective.  (informal) Cool or neat.
  8. Adjective.  (context, aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
  9. Adjective.  (context, health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
  10. Adjective.  (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
  11. Adjective.  Empty.
  12. Noun.  (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
  13. Verb.  (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
  14. Verb.  (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
  15. Verb.  (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
  16. Verb.  (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
  17. Verb.  (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.
  18. Adverb.  Fully and completely.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.