clean : Idioms & Phrases

• a certificate from the proper authrity that a ship is free from infection.

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• implies that everything on deck is swept away.

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• noun a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it
  air filter.
  

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• noun a preparation for cleaning bathrooms
  

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• noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
  clean.
  

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• noun an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition
  
  • the doctor gave him a clean bill of health

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• noun an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination
  

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• . See under Breach, n., 4.

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• verb clean and tidy up the house
  houseclean; clean.
  
  • She housecleans every week

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• verb empty completely
  clear out.
  
  • We cleaned out all the drawers
• verb force out
  
  • The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers
• verb deprive completely of money or goods
  
  • The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours

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• noun a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment
  white room.
  

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• noun an opportunity to start over without prejudice
  fresh start; tabula rasa.
  

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• verb put (things or places) in order
  straighten out; tidy up; tidy; straighten; square away; neaten.
  
  • Tidy up your room!
• verb make a big profit; often in a short period of time
  
  • The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up
• verb dispose of
  
  • settle the bills
• verb make oneself clean, presentable or neat
  
  • Clean up before you go to the party

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• adjective satellite leaving little contamination while consuming fuel
  
  • natural gas is a clean-burning fuel

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• adjective satellite neat and smart in appearance
  trim; trig.
  
  • a clean-cut and well-bred young man
  • the trig corporal in his jaunty cap
  • a trim beard
• adjective satellite clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
  clear-cut; clear.
  
  • as clear as a whistle
  • clear footprints in the snow
  • the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather
  • a spire clean-cut against the sky
  • a clear-cut pattern

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Clean"-cut` adjective

Definitions

1. See Clear-cut.

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• adjective free from evil or guilt
  guiltless; innocent.
  
  • an innocent child
  • the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty

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• adjective satellite having well-proportioned limbs
  

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Clean"-limbed` adjective

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1. With well-proportioned, unblemished limbs; as, a clean-limbed young fellow. Dickens.

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• adjective satellite morally pure
  clean.
  
  • led a clean life

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• adjective satellite closely shaved recently
  smooth-shaven; well-shaven.
  

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Clean"-tim`bered adjective

Definitions

1. Well-propotioned; symmetrical. Poetic Shak.

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• noun any of a large class of implements used for cleaning
  cleaning equipment; cleaning device.
  

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• noun any of a large class of implements used for cleaning
  cleaning equipment; cleaning device.
  

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• noun any of a large class of implements used for cleaning
  cleaning equipment; cleaning device.
  

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• noun a human female employed to do housework
  char; woman; charwoman; cleaning lady.
  
  • the char will clean the carpet
  • I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write

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• noun a pad used as a cleaning implement
  

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• noun a human female employed to do housework
  char; woman; charwoman; cleaning lady.
  
  • the char will clean the carpet
  • I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write

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• verb clean with chemical agents
  dry clean.
  

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• noun the operator of dry-cleaning establishment
  cleaner.
  

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• noun the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
  
• verb clean with chemical agents
  dry clean.
  

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• adjective satellite cleaned with chemical solvents
  

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• noun a clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in fabricating microprocessors
  

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• verb admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error
  fess up; own up.
  
  • the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting

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• verb make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
  clean.
  
  • Clean the stove!
  • The dentist cleaned my teeth

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• noun cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem
  

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• verb thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year
  spring-clean.
  
  • she started spring-cleaning on April 1

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• noun the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter
  
• verb thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year
  spring-clean.
  
  • she started spring-cleaning on April 1

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• verb clean by means of steaming
  steam.
  
  • steam-clean the upholstered sofa

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• noun a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)
  street sweeper.
  

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• to exhaust; to empty; to get away from (one) all his money. Colloq.

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• to disclose the secrets which weigh upon one; to make full confession.

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• noun an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
  vacuum.
  

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• verb clean with a vacuum cleaner
  hoover; vacuum.
  
  • vacuum the carpets

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• noun someone who cleans windows for pay
  

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