CLEAN


Meaning of CLEAN in English

I. adjective

1.

free from dirt

kept a clean house in a dirty neighborhood

Synonyms: cleanly, immaculate, spotless, taintless, unsoiled, unsullied

Related Word: bright, shining, sparkling; fresh, pure, untainted, wholesome

Idioms: clean as a whistle ( or new penny)

Contrasted words: dingy, grimy, grubby, messy, mussy, slovenly; filthy, foul, noisome

Antonyms: dirty, unclean

2.

Synonyms: innocent 2, blameless, crimeless, faultless, guiltless, inculpable, unguilty

3.

Synonyms: chaste , decent, immaculate, modest, pure, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled, unsullied

Antonyms: unclean

4.

Synonyms: fair 5, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly

II. verb

1.

Synonyms: purify 1, clarify, cleanse, depurate

2.

to make clean

cleaned his car every week

Synonyms: cleanse, clean up

Related Word: do, neaten, order, police, spruce, straighten (up), tidy, trim; brighten, freshen, furbish, recondition; renew, renovate

Idioms: make spick-and-span

Contrasted words: begrime, daub, dirty, sully; besmirch, defile, foul, pollute

Antonyms: soil

3.

Synonyms: dress 3, gut

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