clean
Pronunciation
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- If something is clean, it is free from dirt
- Synonym: neat
- Antonym: dirty
- The kids came back from the washroom with clean hands and faces.
- Did you wash these dishes? They don't look very clean.
- To keep the air clean, smoking is not allowed.
- I clear our breakfast and wipe the table clean with a wet rag.
- If a technology is clean, it doesn't produce much pollution.
- Antonym: dirty
- We want to use wind as safe, clean, non-polluting energy.
- If something is clean, it is not bad.
- There was a lot of pushing in their last game, but today's match was mostly clean.
- No dirty jokes, please. Keep your language clean.
- The police searched the car for drugs, but it was clean.
- Her driving record was clean.
- (usually before a noun) A clean piece of paper, start, etc. has nothing from before: no writing, no history, etc.
- Why don't you get a clean piece of paper and start over.
- I wanted a clean start, so I moved to LA.
- If a something is clean, it is smooth, simple, and regular, without anything unwanted.
- Your company website needs a clean design that makes it easy for consumers to understand what you're selling.
- It's a clean cut, made with something sharp like a razor or a knife.
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- (transitive & intransitive) If you clean something, you take away the dirt and put everything in its place.
- Antonym: dirty
- Tomo, will you clean up your room please. There are clothes all over the floor.